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Online Privacy for Minors

Google Family Link vs. Apple Screen Time: The Ultimate Parental Control Face-Off!

May 9, 2025 by Parent Tech Made Easy

Okay, fellow warden of the digital realm! Juggling kids and their glowing rectangles of doom (and delight!) is a modern parenting rite of passage, right up there with deciphering LEGO instructions or surviving a toddler’s public meltdown. It’s a gig that would make even the most seasoned roadie sweat. You want your little headbangers to … Read more

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Disclaimer

The contents and methods listed on this site are designed to be used in an open and honest way with your children, and not as a covert way to spy on them. Use of safety compromises, in an open and honest way, can help to build trust on both sides, allowing children to live in the digital world, while keeping them safe and being able to monitor and control their screen usage. Some of the material we provide will give a more balanced view point than you are used to seeing on the news or social media, based on unbiased research and experience, as we aim to lift the veil on the digital world, not just follow the main steam media line.