One big new aspect of parenting in 2025 is keeping an eye on your child in both physical space and cyberspace. Children now are more online than any other generation before, and while that offers a ...

With the widespread use of phones and the growing popularity of platforms like TikTok, monitoring your children's access to the internet has never been more important. Though the internet can be an ...

Children are getting smartphones and tablets at young ages, and there’s a growing requirement for teens and pre-teens to go online for school assignments and classroom projects. Add in gaming and kids ...

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It’s finally happened: Your kid is old enough to have their own smartphone. By the age of 11, half of all youngsters in the US have a cell, and your first thought after you’ve made the purchase is ...

Android is redesigning its parental controls to give caregivers easier access to their child’s data, as well as bring what were initially smartwatch-only “School time” features to phones and tablets ...

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Its two days before our son's 12th birthday and we have a Samsung Galaxy Ace as we promised him a phone when he reached 12. We are a completely Apple household and have happily run parental controls ...

Instagram promised us parental controls last year, and now, the company is delivering. It just launched a set of tools to help parents keep a better eye on what their kids are doing on the app. These ...