Kids, screens and family life. What's actually happening.
For parents who feel the ground moving. Phones, chatbots, schools trying to keep up. No panic, no hype.
A chatbot that flirts now counts the same as a dating app on the App Store. The rule starts on 16 November. Here's what it does for parents, and what it doesn't.
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A security test graded nine internet baby monitors, and eight failed. New York just signed a law that makes new monitors add protection against strangers watching or listening, plus a warning label.
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A new law bans chatbots from claiming to be human, flirting with children or telling them to keep secrets from mum and dad. Here's what it says, and what you can do at home today.
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A survey of 20,000 Italian pupils shows how early the phone arrives, and how hard it is to put down. Here's what it means for your 10-year-old.
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The biggest US survey of how 9 to 17-year-olds spend their free time is out. The hours are huge. The surprise is how little of it the kids actually enjoy.
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In August, OpenAI launched a special ChatGPT for teenagers, with parent alerts and a homework mode. A big US kids' safety group tested it with more than 4,000 messages and gave it its worst rating: "unacceptable risk".
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It looked like a cuddly bear. Inside was the same AI that powers adult chatbots. Testers found it chatting about matches, pills and topics no child should hear.
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The world's first big ban started in December. Three months later, most teens hadn't gone anywhere. The surprising reason? Many apps never even asked how old they were.
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It started in one school near Paris. A month later, students are marching in France, Italy, Spain, Albania and beyond. Here's what they want, what went wrong, and what it means if your kid wants to join.
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A new survey in France asked kids and their parents the same questions. The answers didn't match. Here's the gap, why it matters, and how to close it without a fight.
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The Netherlands and Pennsylvania both want phones gone from the school day, from the first bell to the last. Here's what changes, what doesn't, and the bit every parent asks first: “but how do I reach my kid?”
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In one year, AI apps went from 4 in 10 kids' phones to more than half. The homework helpers aren't the worry. The AI “friends” are. Here's what's going on, and five minutes of homework for parents.
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