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Setting Time Limits on iPhones & Apps

Here is how to set up Time Limits on an iPhone. In this case, we are showing how to set up 1 hour a day limit on WhatsApp Monday through Saturday. And two hours on Sunday. Screen by Screen. 

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If I use a VPN. Will my parental control still work?

One question we get asked a lot is will VPN work with parental control. We explain why it works and why it is an excellent idea for your home online protection. 

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Rules for Kids aged 5-8 on Smartphones, Devices

We've updated our guidelines for 5-8-year-olds on phones, everything changed over COVID19. Parents, Schools need updated guidance on time limits, phone addiction, games, YouTube and TikTok. The game is changing, parents need to be more vigilant than before. It's not getting easier.

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Facebook Ploughs on with Instagram for kids despite Backlash

Social media wasn't built for kids. Facebook was meant for college kids, Instagram owes its creation to its founder’s love of bourbon, and YouTube was a video dating site.

Kids under 13 already have online social lives. Building worlds socially on Minecraft, FaceTime with friends, and send texts and emojis through tools like Facebook Messenger. But they love social media especially TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram.

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Five things Kids must never share online ever!

Clever entrapment of a 9-year-old girl who tricked into giving an interloper her dog's name 'Snowy' on Instagram, which she thought was harmless. It wasn't.

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Pro Level Gamer, nearly died from his addiction 

Games are more popular than ever, we discuss the issue of controlling time spent online, how to do it using parental control. We have some simple tips you can start using today to make gaming safer today in your house.

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Smart Teenager talks about reality of social media, We respond.

A Bristol teenager writes. "I feel that screen limits should depend on the kid. My brother is driven to do anything restricted from him. Screen time is annoying especially now during corona because I only get 20 minutes of Snapchat and less than 3 on other social media apps"

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What Parents want from Parental Control, We asked, you told us!

Free parental control just isn't good enough, it just isn't clever enough, doesn't do enough, and ultimately doesn't protect your kid's online. According to you, here is what matters for parental control, Time limits, safe search and content control.

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VPNs, V-Bucks, Fortnite, TikTok, Internet safety explained.

Kids bamboozled you with VPNs and V-Bucks? Makes you feel a bit out of your parenting depth keeping the kids safe online. Surveys find somewhere between half and a third of parents give up and let their kids use the internet without any restrictions. Don't give up!

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Ten TikTok Tips to keep your kids safe on TikTok.

Ten TikTok Tips for TikTok safety, 10 tips parents can use to help keep teenagers safer online, on TikTok. TikTok is the controversial short-form video platform with editing, effects, and sounds to develop great fun memes along with creative content.

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