Helpful for parents

Plain-language guides to screen time, phone safety, and getting monitoring set up without a fight.

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Online Radicalization & Extremism: What Parents Should Know

No one wakes up one morning holding hateful beliefs. Radicalization is slow. It works through friendship, belonging and small steps, and by…

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Kids, Gambling & Loot Boxes: A Parent’s Guide

Your kid isn’t sitting at a poker table. They’re on the sofa opening a card pack in a football game, and the…

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Is Pinterest Safe for Kids? A Parent’s Guide

Of all the apps a teenager might ask for, Pinterest is the one most parents wave through without a second thought. Recipes,…

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Screen Time & Kids’ Physical Health: Eyes, Posture & Movement

Most worry about screen time is about the mind — attention, mood, what all that scrolling does to a growing brain. This…

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When Your Child Is the One Bullying: A Parent’s Guide

Nobody wants this phone call. A teacher, another parent, a message you weren’t meant to see — and the floor drops out.…

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Smart Home Cameras & Kids’ Privacy: A Parent’s Guide

There’s a doorbell camera watching the porch, a little unit on the nursery shelf, and maybe one in the backyard pointed at…

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Teen Location Sharing: Snap Map, Life360 & Find My

Your teen’s location is probably visible to more people right now than you’d guess. Not because anyone’s snooping — because sharing where…

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Is BeReal Safe for Kids? A Parent’s Guide

BeReal shows up on your kid’s phone as the “honest” app — no filters, no likes, no follower counts, just one unposed…

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What to Do If Your Child Sees Something Disturbing Online

It usually happens without warning. One video ends, another autoplays, and suddenly your child has seen something they can’t unsee — something…

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Teens & Dating Apps: What Parents Need to Know

Most dating apps say 18 and over, right there in the app store. Your teen knows that. They also know it takes…