Hey parents! We’re ready to make it even easier to customize your Clean Router to meet your family’s day to day internet needs! The Parental Control Panel App will make adjusting your Clean Router settings as fast and easy and touching your screen. After downloading the app, which will be available for both iOS […]
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Have you found yourself wondering if you or a loved one is addicted to social media? Maybe you find yourself absentmindedly scrolling through Instagram for hours. Maybe your teenager has to deep-breathe at the thought of being separated from his or her smart phone. Social media is a part of our daily lives now, and
They say that those who don’t plan, plan to fail. To have a healthy, happy, successful family, internet safety is one area in which you cannot fail. Here’s how to sit down as a family and create a family internet safety plan. 1) Articulate your family goal This might be as simple as “We
The Black List is great for keeping sketchy content out of your home. But why stop there? This dark tool in shining armor is far more versatile than you’d think. Keep reading for three new uses for the Black List that will change the way your family uses the internet. 1) Social Media Grounding
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Just about everyone knows that the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends no screen time for children under two years of age. But what about for older children? How do you keep your kids’ faces from being permanently lit by the glow of a screen? These twelve suggestions from the same organization will give your family
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A few months ago, we shared some tips for parents wondering if their child is ready for social media. While those suggestions are a good place to start, there is more to successful social media use than avoiding pornography and coping with cyberbullying. For parents who are still undecided, here are 3 more signs your
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At this point, almost all of us have heard of the Facebook effect: the more time you spend on social media, the more likely you are to feel envious, discontented, and depressed. But for many of us, giving up on social media means feeling disconnected with the world and missing out on a window into
The teenage years may seem like a time to get away with being irresponsible and carefree. However, many teens and even parents forget that life-changing decisions are just around the corner. Most high school students submit college applications at sixteen or seventeen and begin applying for scholarships soon after. High school athletes face scrutiny during
Tomorrow is October 21, 2015! If that date does not look familiar to you, it may be time to re-watch “Back to the Future.” In the second installment of the series, Dr. Emmett Brown, Marty McFly, and Jennifer Parker travel forward in time to save Marty and Jennifer’s future kids. The date they arrive, of
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends no television or screen time for children younger than two years of age. That’s an oft-quoted fact. But, an article in TIME magazine invites parents, doctors, and academics to re-examine this guideline. Contrary to expectations, the article relates, a recent study found that no screen time at all
