Short answer
Sheepdog Filter learns which apps each child normally uses, then emails you when a new one shows up, like Discord or a new game. The email has one button to block it, or you can leave it. Kids can also ask you to unblock something, and you answer from the email.
How it works
- For the first few days, Sheepdog Filter learns what your child already uses.
- After that, when an app shows real use for the first time (not just an ad or a link), you get an email: "Ava started using Discord".
- One button blocks it for that child. Or do nothing, and it stays allowed.
We send at most a few of these a day, so it never turns into noise.
The other direction: kids can ask
When something is blocked, your child can go to sheepdogfilter.com/ask, pick what they were trying to open, and add a note. You get an email and choose 30 minutes, an hour, two hours, always, or no. They see your answer on the same page.
The weekly report
Every week you also get a plain-English summary: what was blocked, the apps each child used most, and anything worth a look.
Sheepdog Filter
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