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Calm guides for a child's first phone
Practical, honest notes on screen time, routines and online safety, for parents of children aged 8 to 13.
6 min readFirst phone
Your child's first phone: a calm setup checklist
Ten practical steps for the week your child gets their first phone: talking first, starting rules, always-reachable apps and checking that controls actually work.Read more
5 min readRoutinesSchool and sleep schedules that kids understand
How to set phone schedules for school days and bedtime that feel fair: what to pause, what to keep, weekends, and how to handle the inevitable “five more minutes”.Read more
6 min readOnline safetyWhat parental controls can and can't do
An honest look at what screen time apps can control on a child's phone, where the limits are set by phone makers, and why we think saying so builds more trust.Read more