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Parent’s Guide to Uber Teen Accounts

What families need to know about account safety features and parental controls — and how to talk with teens about them.

Roblox to Estimate Age of All Users

Roblox adopts age estimation and ID checks to strengthen safety, limit risks, and provide age-appropriate experiences.

Parent’s Quick-Guide to Tech for Tots

Consistency, balance, and structure are key for screen time management.

Building a Safer Internet: Safer Internet Day 2026

This year’s initiatives reflect a layered strategy: elevate youth voice, inform public policy, equip schools and empower families.

You or Your Kids Got Tech for the Holidays. Now What?

If kids in your family got phones, tablets, PCs, game consoles or any other devices that connect to the internet, now is a good time to have “that talk.”

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Podcast: Inside Roblox’s Mission to Make Gaming Safer

Roblox VP Tami Bhaumik talks to us about Roblox’s enhanced safety features and expanded parental control tools.

Parent’s Guide to Instagram

Instagram offers special protections with teen accounts.

Parent and Guardian Guide to Meta Horizon Worlds

Meta Horizon Worlds is now available to teens ages 13-17 and preteens ages 10-12.

Ask Trish: BeReal

“I’ve seen the app BeReal become really popular in the last two years. What is it and is it in?”

Gmail Safety: Blocking, Spam Filtering & Children’s Accounts

Tips to help block spam and annoying people along with advanced Gmail features

How to Protect Your Online Security

Contrary to what you may have heard, the threats don’t always come from hackers with sophisticated computer skills. There are plenty of criminals that use old-fashioned persuasion and trickery

Ask Trish: Sharenting

“My mom keeps posting pics of me online that are embarrassing. How do I get her to stop?”

Podcast: A Conversation with ‘Mediatrician’ & Author Dr. Michael Rich

ConnectSafely CEO Larry Magid speaks with Dr. Michael Rich, a pediatrician, head of Boston Children's Hospital Digital...

Guide to Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

How to use Ray-Ban Meta Smart glasses responsibly.

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Roblox to Estimate Age of All Users

Roblox adopts age estimation and ID checks to strengthen safety, limit risks, and provide age-appropriate experiences.

Parent’s Quick-Guide to Tech for Tots

Consistency, balance, and structure are key for screen time management.

Seniors like TikTok for some of the same reasons as teens. It’s fun and entertaining and — if you choose to post videos — it’s an easy way to express yourself and build a community. What you need to know to get started on the popular app.