Control kids time on apple extreme base

I need help trying to prevent my teenagers from become useless victims of the internet. Can any one tell me of a way to set the amount of time the WI-FI network is used rather then the specific time? It seems like the only control available through the Airport Utility is to set specific times when a specific IP address can use the the WIFI network.

The router has no way to keep a record of how often the internet has been used in order to cut it off when that limit has been reached.

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