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Category - Parental Controls & Screen Time
Step-by-step guides to setting up parental controls on iPhone, Android, Chromebook, gaming consoles, smart TVs and apps, plus honest advice on managing screen time, monitoring tools, and how kids get around them.
The short answer: Both have free built-in parental controls: Screen Time on iPhone and Google Family Link on Android. The biggest practical differences are who...
If you are lost on where to get started to help protect your family, listen to this episode of Family Tech Talk to help you get a handle on it!
Yesterday Hulu quietly released an update to their app to allow parents to set a PIN on their account to restrict kids from accessing a parent’s profile...
Today a huge win for parents came in the form of an announcement from Google about some brand new parental controls for its YouTube application. According to...
The short answer: Not in my experience. Circle, now owned by the online-safety company Aura, is a box that filters your home WiFi and sets time limits. When I...
Today I interview Justin Payeur, owner and co-creator of the Boomerang Parental Control app. It is by far my favorite parental control app to help keep kids...
One of the biggest complaints about TikTok is that there is a plethora of inappropriate content for teens and tweens. It has led many parents to ask me how to...
People ask me all the time what the best parental control apps are. The tricky thing is that there really isn’t a clear winner. It takes several...
Today is Safer Internet Day! A day to promote the safe and positive use of digital technology for children and young people.
If your kids are getting their first Nintendo Switch, or even if you've had the console for a while, here's a great walk-through on what you can and can't...
If a Chromebook is on your Christmas list for your kids this year, make sure to get it set up with these parental controls before you hand it over.
Meet Sarah
Hi, I'm Sarah Kimmel!
Family tech expert, digital parenting coach and host of the Oh My Tech podcast, with 25+ years in IT. I help families go from tech chaos to tech confidence.