Calm, practical guides for parents of kids of every age: screen time, parental controls, games, social media and good ideas for time away from screens.
Checking a younger child's phone can be part of keeping them safe, but how you do it matters. Here's what child safety charities suggest about being open, easing off as they grow, and what to do if you're worried.
There's no official daily limit for teenagers. The HSE and other bodies focus on sleep, activity and balance instead. Here's what that means and how to agree limits your teen will actually keep.
Teach one simple habit, Stop, Think, Check, plus the handful of warning signs most scams share. What scams aimed at kids look like, and exactly what to do if your child gets caught out.
Most online safety and family media experts say yes: charge it in another room. How to agree the rule without a row, what to do about alarms and music, and the iPhone and Android settings that back it up.
WhatsApp's minimum age in Ireland and Europe is 13, and new parent-managed accounts are rolling out for younger children. Here's what that means, and the settings worth changing first.
Give your child their own Microsoft account in your family group, and you can set screen time, age limits, chat and spending from your phone or the console. Here's how, step by step.
Let them lead, lower the stakes and use what's already near you: youth clubs, Scouts, Gaisce and local sport. Practical ideas for getting a teenager into something off-screen without a row.
The HSE's screen time advice gives no single daily number for children aged 6 and over. It asks for a balance with sleep, play and family time. Here is what that means and how to set limits that work.
Turn on Ghost Mode on Snap Map, or limit sharing to a few close friends, then check the phone's own location settings for Snapchat. Steps for iPhone and Android, plus a safer way to share with family.
Start curious, not worried: ask what they use it for, explain that a chatbot isn't a person and can be wrong, agree what's okay for homework and privacy, and make sure they know who to talk to instead.
Fortnite is rated PEGI 12, with cartoon-style violence. The bigger things to manage are chat with strangers, V-Bucks spending and 'one more match'. Here's what to know and which settings to turn on.
Give your child their own PlayStation account in your family, and you can set play time, age limits on games, chat and spending from the web, the console or the free PlayStation Family app. Here's how.
Little and often, their choice of book, and a free library card. Practical, no-nag ways to help children of every age enjoy reading, with ideas that suit screen-loving kids.
