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Child digital safety, without the panic

Practical writing on screen time, mobile-specific risks, and what actually helps — from the team building Paxio.

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Checklist

How to secure your child's phone: a complete best-practices checklist

86% of parents have screen-time rules; only 19% stick to them daily. The full checklist, in the order it actually matters.

~5-6 min read
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Mobile Security

Fake app clones: how a copycat gets millions of downloads before anyone notices

28 fake Play Store apps, 7.3 million downloads before removal. How lookalike apps get past app store review.

~2-3 min read
 A person with their hands raised to their face, a quiet moment of uncertainty rather than dramatized distress
Digital Safety

Cyberbullying: what it actually looks like, and how to notice it

Nearly a third of teen Snapchat users, and about a fifth on TikTok and Instagram, have faced harassment. Here's what it looks like day to day.

~3 min read
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AI Safety

AI chatbots and kids: what's actually risky, and what isn't

86% of kids use AI. Only 37% of parents know. Here's what the actual usage looks like, and where the real risk sits.

~2-3 min read
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Comparison

Best parental control apps in 2026: what to look for, compared

The required-feature checklist, how Paxio fits, and an honest look at Family Link, Qustodio, Bark, and others.

~5 min read
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Privacy

Parental control apps that don't track your kid's location — what to look for

Most parental control apps quietly turn into location trackers. Here's what to actually check before you install one.

~2 min read
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Screen Time

Notifications aren't accidentally distracting — they're built to be

A recent UNC study links frequent phone checking, not total screen time, to weaker attention. Here's why the design does that.

~2 min read
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Mobile Security

QR code scams work because of how phones handle them

The FBI's July 2025 warning on QR-coded packages, and why the format itself is the mobile-specific risk.

~2 min read
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Screen Time

Age-appropriate screen time, now that the "two-hour rule" is gone

The AAP retired its 2016 two-hour guidance in January 2026. Here's what replaced it, by age.

~2 min read
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Mobile Security

The app permissions kids grant without thinking

Camera, microphone, contacts, location — and why the rules around them just got stricter.

~2 min read
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Screen Time

What actually happens when you set a bedtime schedule

It sounds like a single toggle. Here's what it actually controls, what it doesn't, and where the real decisions are.

~2 min read