Maintaining a safe online environment for your kids can seem overwhelming. Every month, nearly 2 billion users log into YouTube, which means several billion YouTube videos and hundreds of them uploaded every minute. So, How should we prevent our kids from finding violent, sexual, manipulative, and hateful content on YouTube (often accidentally)? In addition to a dedicated YouTube Kids app, ...

In today's world, new technological advances have emerged all over the world. From 5-year-old children to 70-year-old folks, everyone is happy to use it daily. However, unrestricted access to the Internet and other devices like iPads could be bad for your children. No one cares about their well-being and interests more than you. Hence, you must know how to make technology beneficial and safe for ...

For those who think about anonymity, the Internet is relatively more anonymous than the real world. Thanks to it, people can cover their real identities and pretend to be someone they are not. A lot of good can happen from it, too, for instance, going undercover to catch criminals. But, a lot of bad things also come from it. Especially to children and teens, to whom these things pose a real ...

For those who don't know, the WHO declared compulsively playing video games a mental health problem. If that is the case with your child, it will be best to introduce them to alternatives like board games, physical sports, or even hanging out with friends. One of the highly common problems that plague our youth today is video gaming addiction. There is a substantial rise in parents who seek help ...

Despite all the darkness, the world wide web is an excellent place for many things. Various websites can be malicious or harmful, but with the proper precautions, your children can visit many websites and play multiple games that are safe for them. There are almost five billion pages on the Internet, and although it might seem complicated, it is possible to search for fun and safe games and ...

These are some of the alternatives to screen time when your children are stuck at home, and there is no school. There are so many apps today that take a considerable chunk of time in your children's lives. Be it YouTube, TikTok, or Netflix, screen time does creep up on parents, making things problematic. One fine day, your kid says he feels sick. Even if you have a headache, you are somehow ...

Your kid may be entering the social media scene in a few more years. Or else, they might be at a point when they are about to enter it. However, it has a lot of meanings. They can become a part of an online community, learn from others, and even explore new things. Your job as a parent here is to ensure their online safety while they do all of it. Now, if your kid has a Twitter account, and you ...

Children are huge fans of video games. In fact, they love it so much that their parents have to scold them to do something else for them to leave video games once they hook themselves onto it. Parents are right here because anything in excess is not good, and in this case, it is video games. Although it is true that certain games improve the ability to process information, enhance the ...

The Internet plays two opposite roles. It is a geeky, helpful research tool, and it is also the place where a lot of us spend most of our time surfing. You can easily put your trust in today's search engines at filtering content for kids. They are highly accurate, and they deeply cover the areas so that children can't access the content that isn't suitable for them. There are some search engines ...

According to statistics, around 678,000 children face abuse in the United States alone. If we narrow it down, it comes to 9.2 children in every 1000 children in the United States. Now, if we dig deeper, around 7% of these children are sexual abuse victims, and 11% of them are physical abuse victims. In the year 2018, as a result of all these things, around 1800 children died. Here is the most ...

It is agreed that it is relatively challenging to resist the temptation to know what your child is doing or who he/she is talking to when they have accidentally left their phone unlocked. After you get over the confusion and decide that there is no significant harm in peeking, you go down the rabbit hole. We all have been there, and most of us do not feel guilty about it. Well, a little guilty, ...

Is the Twitch application safe for your children? There are many Internet trends these days, but live streaming is one such trend that seems to baffle the parents. It is when people do a live broadcast of themselves on the Internet. Things become more complex when children become obsessed with these videos, be it watching or recording. These videos can be anything from someone playing a game to ...

All parents have embarrassing and cute photos of their kids, and we love to cherish those memories. Earlier, these pictures would be in albums. Now, you can put it online and show it to the entire world. But, it is essential to consider these things before you share your kids' photos on the Internet. Online privacy. Before sharing your kids' pictures on the Internet There are two things about ...

It is one of the most famous social media platforms for adults and teens. More than 2 billion users use Facebook to stay in touch with their friends and for similar purposes. Out of these users, nearly half of them use Messenger, which is the messaging and video chatting app for Facebook. Many teens also go for apps like Instagram and TikTok, but many young teens use the Messenger Kids app....

More than half of the kids aging nine-sixteen years have a smartphone for themselves. Many children use the Internet regularly. Thus, we can infer that social media and the Internet have become a critical part of many children's lives. Now, instead of straight away preventing our children from using the Internet, you should talk to them and educate them about it. And, here is where digital ...