Family Tech — News & Popular Guides
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.”
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.
New iPhone Operating System Adds Safety Feature for Families
Improved protections for kids and teens are coming to the iPhone.
Roblox to Estimate Age of All Users
Roblox adopts age estimation and ID checks to strengthen safety, limit risks, and provide age-appropriate experiences.
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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.
Cleaning Up Your Internet Browser
Clearing the history from your browser can increase performance and help protect your privacy and security.
Google Simplifies Controlling Your Information in Search
Have you ever searched for your personal information on Google? You might be shocked by what you find.
Family Guide to Parental Controls
How do I know when to use them, and should I tell my kids?
Google Unveils New Devices While Focusing on AI
Listening to Google CEO Sundar Pichai speak about new products and services at annual developer’s conference Google IO made me feel like it should be renamed Google AI.
Parent’s Guide to Google Search
Parental involvement and productive conversations are crucial for ensuring safe and appropriate experiences.
Ask Trish: Phone Distraction
Hey Trish, I am SO distracted by my phone all the time. What tips do you have for staying focused and away from my phone?
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.
Cleaning Up Your Internet Browser
Clearing the history from your browser can increase performance and help protect your privacy and security.
Google Simplifies Controlling Your Information in Search
Have you ever searched for your personal information on Google? You might be shocked by what you find.
Family Guide to Parental Controls
How do I know when to use them, and should I tell my kids?
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Tips to Remember and Manage Passwords
there are some techniques to create passwords that you are likely to remember as well as programs and apps that will remember them for you so you don’t have to.
Facebook safety chief on policy nuances and user safety tools
ConnectSafely's interview with Facebook head of global safety, Antigone Davis As Facebook's head of global safety,...
Guide to Facebook Privacy and Security Settings
It's pretty common for users of Facebook and other social media companies to keep their default settings. But, it's...
Battening Down your Facebook Hatches
Controlling who can see your friends list is only one of many optional privacy settings.
Family Guide to Messenger by Facebook
Features include blocking, vanish mode, and enhanced protections for teens.
Managing Tech for Tots
Over the past several years we’ve seen an explosion in the use of tablets and other devices by children who are barely out of diapers.
The Educator’s Guide to Creativity & Copyright
Copyright issues, once relevant only to media professionals, now affect anyone with a computer or smartphone.
5 Tips for Keeping Your Teen Safe Online this Summer
By Kerry Gallagher Your teens will probably be around the house and have more downtime this summer than they do during...
Parent’s Guide to Google Family Link
Family Link helps parents teach their children about safe and responsible device use, offering a supervised learning experience.