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Parents' guides
Plain, honest answers to the questions parents actually search for — screen time, first phones, bedtime, and what to do when something goes wrong. Written in the UK, no scare stories, no overpromising.
How to limit screen time on your child's iPhone
Step-by-step: set app limits, Downtime and content filters on a child's iPhone with Screen Time — plus what Apple's tools can't do and how to fill the gaps.
How to set up parental controls on an iPhone, step by step
The right order to set up an iPhone for a child: child Apple ID, Family Sharing, Screen Time passcode, content filters, purchase approval — in about an hour.
My child is being bullied on WhatsApp — what to do tonight
A calm, practical plan for UK parents: what to do in the first hour, how to keep evidence, block and report, involve school — and where to get help right now.
Phones at bedtime: calmer school nights in one week
Why the phone in the bedroom is the biggest sleep thief in the house, the one hardware rule that fixes most of it, and how to set a bedtime that enforces itself.
What's the right age for a child's first phone?
There is no magic age — there is a readiness checklist. How UK families decide between no phone, a brick phone and a smartphone, and how to make the first one safe.