Online Safety & Parental Controls
Guidance on parental controls, online safety, screen-time settings, and protecting children across streaming services, devices, and digital platforms.
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What Are Children Really Seeing Online?
Read more: What Are Children Really Seeing Online?Inappropriate content online is becoming increasingly difficult for parents to avoid. Children have more entertainment at their fingertips than any generation before them. A video, show, game, or social media…
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Do Parents Need Better Parental Controls for Streaming Services?
Read more: Do Parents Need Better Parental Controls for Streaming Services?If you have ever hurried to stop a movie, skipped a scene or covered your child’s eyes, you are not alone. Pew Research Center has found: Are Parental Controls for…
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Why “Family-Friendly” Can Mean Different Things—and What Parents Should Look For
Read more: Why “Family-Friendly” Can Mean Different Things—and What Parents Should Look ForWhat Does Family-Friendly Mean for Streaming Content? You settle onto the couch with your children, choose something labeled “family-friendly,” and press play. Then comes the language you weren’t expecting. An…
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Why Ratings and Kids’ Profiles Aren’t Always Enough
Read more: Why Ratings and Kids’ Profiles Aren’t Always EnoughKids profiles on streaming services can make choosing a show feel safer and simpler. However, even with TV ratings and parental controls, finding something the whole family can watch comfortably…
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Screen Time Without the Guilt: Motivational Shows for Kids That Inspire Action
Read more: Screen Time Without the Guilt: Motivational Shows for Kids That Inspire ActionIt’s 2 PM in Orlando and it is 97 degrees. My kids have been outside since breakfast. They are done; sweaty, salty, hit the wall. One of them is lying…