2026-07-16
by Your 12‑year‑old is curled up on the couch, scrolling through their phone while you clean up after dinner. You can’t see what they’re watching, but you’ve heard enough stories about disturbing videos, harsh comments, and “challenge” clips to feel that familiar twist of worry in your stomach. You don’t want to hover or snoop, but you also don’t want their first exposure to graphic violence, sexual content, or hateful messages to come from a random app notification at 10 p.m. To address such worry, the most effective first step is to turn on the built-in parental controls and use simple…
