About SecureYourKidsDevice
A free, independent library of practical advice for keeping kids safer on their devices. We sell nothing.
Why SecureYourKidsDevice exists
The internet is full of parent-safety content written by the same companies selling the products. Our promise is simple: we don’t sell monitoring software, we don’t take affiliate commissions, and we don’t pretend a single app fixes everything. We write the guide we wish we’d had when our own kids got their first device.
What you’ll find here
- Device setup guides — iPhone, iPad, Android, Amazon Fire, Chromebook, Windows, Mac, and every major gaming console.
- App configuration guides — Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, Roblox, YouTube, WhatsApp, Facebook, and the stranger-chat apps teens actually use.
- Parental-control tool reviews — plain-language rundowns of Bark, Qustodio, Aura, Google Family Link, Kaspersky Safe Kids, Norton Family, Mobicip, Canopy, and more.
- Articles and news — scams, platform changes, policy updates (KOSA, COPPA), and emerging risks like AI chatbots.
- Printable checklists — for the fridge, the school bag, or the parent-teacher meeting.
How SecureYourKidsDevice is made
We’re transparent about our process: the content on this site is created with the substantial assistance of artificial intelligence (AI), working from vendor documentation and published safety research, New articles are produced and published on an automated, recurring schedule: they pass an automated pipeline that checks structure, links and structured data, but they are not read by a person before they go live. Existing guides are corrected and re-verified against vendor documentation on an ongoing basis. Every article carries a “last reviewed” date, and where we recommend a third-party tool, we say why — we don’t link out through affiliate networks.
AI assistance lets a small team keep a large library current, but it isn’t perfect: settings menus change constantly and AI-drafted steps can contain errors. Treat every guide as a starting point, verify the steps on your own device, and check the vendor’s official documentation. If something doesn’t match what you see on screen, tell us and we’ll fix it.
Who we are
SecureYourKidsDevice.com is published by Lexeprint Inc., which owns and operates this site. We’re not a law firm, not a monitoring service, not a software vendor. We don’t resell any products. We don’t collect data to sell. We are parents and researchers who got tired of reading vendor-sponsored “top 10” lists and decided to publish straight talk instead.
How to get in touch
Questions, corrections, or story tips? Email info@lawandforensics.com or use our contact form.
When parental controls change
Parental controls get renamed and moved without announcement. Roughly monthly we send new guides, changes to controls like these, and scams worth knowing about.
Free. No ads, no affiliate links, and we never sell or share your address.