Helpful for parents
Plain-language guides to screen time, phone safety, and getting monitoring set up without a fight.
Setting Up Your Child’s First Email Account Safely
Sooner or later a form asks for it. A school portal, a reading app, a game your child swears everyone else already…
Smartwatches & Wearables for Teens: A Parent’s Guide
A teen’s smartwatch is a different animal from the GPS tracker a younger kid wears. This one buzzes with group chats, pays…
Is Reddit Safe for Kids? A Parent’s Guide
Reddit doesn’t look like a kids’ app, which is part of the problem. There’s no glossy feed of friends, no dance videos,…
Smart Speakers, Alexa & Kids’ Privacy: A Parent’s Guide
There’s a speaker on the kitchen counter that answers questions, plays music, sets timers, and — if your six-year-old asks nicely —…
What to Do If Your Child’s Account Gets Hacked
Someone’s posting from your kid’s account. Or the password stopped working overnight. Or a friend messages you asking why “your son” is…
How to Talk to Your Kids About Online Pornography
Almost every parent hopes their child will somehow miss this part of the internet. Most won’t. The good news is that the…
A Parent’s Guide to Console Parental Controls (PlayStation, Xbox & Switch)
Your kid unboxes a PlayStation, an Xbox, or a Switch, and within twenty minutes they’re online, downloading, and voice-chatting with strangers. Every…
Is Twitch Safe for Kids? A Parent’s Guide
Your kid isn’t watching cartoons anymore. They’re watching a 22-year-old play a horror game to twelve thousand strangers, live, with a chat…
Public Wi-Fi, VPNs & Your Family’s Safety
Your kid connects to the café wifi to finish a video. You connect at the airport so you don’t burn through data.…
How & Where to Report Online Abuse, Scams and Harmful Content
Something’s happened online and you need to do something about it. Maybe a stranger’s been messaging your kid. Maybe there’s a scam,…