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How to stop children making in-app purchases
Simple account safeguards and a sound method of letting older children spend their pocket money can stop little ones purchasing big on mobile devices - whether inadvertently or deliberately.
Screen time and children
Concerned about how much time your kids are spending in front of screens? We have everything you need to know about time limits, why it's so inviting and how to cut back.
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YouTube's war on content aimed at 'manipulating, harassing or harming' children
"Our goal is to stay one step ahead."
Elisabeth Duursma
The powerful finding that should make you pick up a book
This Christmas, think about swapping the device for a book.
Why Jamie Oliver has banned his teen daughters from taking selfies
Celebrity chef and dad to teenage girls criticised parents who let their daughters post selfies on social media that look "quite porno".
Message from a techno-optimist: the kids will be OK
To navigate and thrive in this new world requires us to learn to use technology as the tool it was always meant to be – to connect with others, to make a difference and to enjoy ourselves - not as an end of itself.
I put my teens on a digital detox – the results shocked me
I caught my other daughter once in her room offline, looking through the photo stream on her mobile – she explained she just wanted to go through the action of swiping.
Why I've given my children a year-long ban from using the iPad
The addictive qualities of television, much fretted over during my childhood, are as nothing compared to the crack cocaine of a digital screen.
Treat TV like passive smoking when it comes to children
Parents are told to limit screen time for their kids, but experts say it's all about what your child does with a device. Not how long they use it for.
Family Link: how Google's new accounts for under-13s work
Parents can keep a closer eye on their children's use of Android devices from this week.
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Parents told to relax about screen time
Parents of small children have long been hearing about the perils of "screen time." And with more screens and new technologies, the message is getting louder.
Will Ferrell wants you to get off your phone at dinner time
The comedian has starred in a series of public service announcements.
The restaurant locking up diners' mobile phones
"Phone off, fun on."
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