Thank You Home Assistant/Community

We (38/39,m/f) took in 3 of my sister-in-law’s kids for a school year. They’re aged 6,9,11. They haven’t been schooled in 3-4 years, have no bedtimes, etc.

With Home Assistant and Unifi, I could get devices offline and the internet down at the correct times. Yes, yes, I know, sitting them down and being a “parent,” but we were kind of thrown into this. Something as simple as the media controller on a wall-mounted tablet to just turn down the volume was perfect.

The eldest 11 is now getting interested in how I did this, so that is a positive, even if it’s to take the entire network down so he can play Xbox it’s progress.

Best $ per month I have ever spent on a product.

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Social engineering in progress! :smiley:

Wow. That’s a lot to take on! I’m impressed that you’re willing to even try. Hopefully in the long term you’ll have made a meaningful difference in these kids’ lives. Even if some days it doesn’t seem like it. Just remember kids are sponges. They are soaking it all in, even if they won’t show or admit it.