A smartphone gives your child some independence, whether that’s talking to their friends, using apps they want to use, or ...

The best way to know if your child is using AI chatbots "is simply to ask, directly and without judgment," said Akanksha Dadlani, a Stanford University child and adolescent psychiatry fellow.

CR tested GPS trackers from Bark, Garmin, and others and found differences in how they protect kids’ data. Here’s what to ...

In a proposal that goes beyond recent US age verification laws, the UK Home Office is exploring laws that would require Apple ...

The PlayStation parental control dashboard empowers families to customize PS5 kid safety with time limits, spending caps, content filters, and communication controls. Pixabay, christianladewig0 ...

Hurricane and wildfire seasons are underway, and they appear to be getting longer and more severe in recent years. In response to this, portable generators and power stations have become critical ...

Years ago, Angela, now a staff member at an abortion clinic in the United States, became pregnant unexpectedly at age 16. She accessed abortion care with support from the person she trusted most: her ...

AI is being integrated into a lot of software and services, probably without you knowing, in some cases. But one area where its use is obvious is in AI character chats, or chatbots. Instagram allows ...

ChatGPT just released a set of optional parental controls, one step toward making the popular AI chatbot safer for its large pool of teen users. To implement the controls, parents need their own ...

Apple's iOS 26 makes it easier than ever for parents to set up Child Accounts, with stronger safeguards and more control over what kids can see and do. Here's how to use it. With the introduction of ...

Under pressure for allegedly fueling teen suicide, ChatGPT unveiled parental controls this week. I’m the dad of a tech-savvy kid, and it took me about five minutes to circumvent them. All I had to do ...