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We give parents the guide the device should have shipped with.

The default settings on a new phone are designed for an adult who wants the full product. They're not designed for an 8-year-old who just wants to play games with a friend. This site is a free, plain-English walkthrough of the settings we wish someone had shown us.

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Everything a parent needs, in three plain buckets.

01 — SETUP

Step-by-step device guides

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Browse guides → 02 — LEARN

Articles on current risks

What parents actually need to know about scams, group chats, AI companions, and the apps kids are using this month.

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Apple

iPhone & iPad

Screen Time, Family Sharing, App Store limits, Communication Safety.

12 guides →
Google

Android phones

Family Link, Google account setup, Play Store age ratings, app permissions.

10 guides →
Consoles

Xbox, PlayStation, Switch

Parental PINs, purchase limits, chat controls, playtime caps, screen-sharing off.

8 guides →
Also covered

Chromebook, Windows, smart TVs

School-issued laptops, family computers, streaming apps, and the living-room TV.

12 guides →

The update

What parents should know, this month.

All articles →
Phone showing a suspicious package-delivery text
Feature · 8 min read

The "Your package is held" text your kid got is almost certainly a scam.

Smishing attacks increasingly target teens because they're quicker to click. Here's how to spot them — and how to set up your kid's phone so the obvious ones get filtered out.

Read the piece →
Group chat bubbles
Guide · 5 min

A reasonable rule for group chats before age 13.

Not "ban all group chats" — a more nuanced approach that actually holds.
AI companion chat interface
Explainer · 6 min

"AI friend" apps, explained for parents.

Replika, Character.AI, and the new wave — what they do, and where to be careful.

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