Parental controls that actually work

No tool replaces conversation, but good controls give children space to learn while limiting the worst risks.

• Use the built-in tools: Microsoft Family Safety, Apple Screen Time and Google Family Link are free and capable.
• Turn on safe search and age filters on streaming and video services.
• Use your broadband provider's network-level filters for every device in the house.
• Set sensible screen-time limits and agree them together.
• Keep consoles, tablets and phones on their own accounts, never your own.

Talk regularly about what they are doing online and make it clear that they can tell you if something goes wrong. We can set up controls across all your family devices in one visit.