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As parents, one of the top concerns for your children is their safety. You wouldn’t let them ride in a car without out a seatbelt, ride a bike without a helmet, or play a sport without the proper safety equipment. Just like donning shin guards before a soccer game or buckling your toddler into their car seat before a trip to the grocery store is second nature, so should ensuring your child’s safety online.

The digital age offers countless opportunities for connection, learning, and entertainment, but it also brings hidden dangers that can deeply affect children. According to a study published in JAMA, 50% of young adults cyberbullied are at a risk of developing depression and suicidal thoughts. For parents, this is a stark reminder of the importance of monitoring online activities of their children.

Getting kids to cut down on screen time is one of the biggest challenges parents face today. In this age of rapidly changing technology and crisis after crisis, much of what we do feels like we are part of some big experiment. As parents, we’re overwhelmed. It can sometimes feel like we’ve tried every method in the book to get our children to step away from the screen. The most common approaches depend on your parenting style: ranging from authoritarian to permissive. Which of them really works?

Technology has been slowly gaining ground in education since the 90s, but we can thank the pandemic for the boom in educational technology (edtech). With students learning from home, the lockdown showed us the potential of technology in academia and transformed it from an aid to an essential education tool.

Parenting is a process of making the best decisions we can with what we know at the time, and then revising those decisions when we see negative results or get new information. Very little is black and white in the realm of raising children, and screen time is no exception. While allowing children access to screens can provide educational value, social connection, and entertainment, it can also easily spiral into excessive use that affects our children’s health and well-being

For all the excitement that comes with a new school year – reunions with friends, a brand new timetable – it can be tricky to get back into the school routine after the summer vacation. Starting the year on the right foot however is a great way to set your kids up for academic success (and to reduce your own stress too). Qustodio is here to help: read on for our tips on how to make the transition to the classroom as seamless as possible.

If you’re finding it difficult to set rules, regulations and boundaries for technology in your household, a family agreement can be a great way to get started. A digital family agreement helps you create a safe space to talk about technology together, and set guidelines for your online life in and out of the home. Read on to learn how it works, and get your free printable family digital agreement to help guide the conversation.

Keeping an eye on what your child is searching for has numerous benefits: You’ll be the first to know if your child searches for anything concerning, and you’ll get a good insight of what’s on their mind. However, it’s not realistic to sit right next to your child as they browse the web.