Your child types a homework question into Google, and a confident written answer appears before a single link. You look for a switch to turn it off, but there isn’t one. Parents across the country are searching for how to turn off AI in Google search right now, and the honest answer is that you […]
Audio Version: Audio player to be added by SCN before publication. Your child’s new smartwatch can tell you where they are. It can also tell someone else, and the box may not explain who holds that data. That is why a GPS tracker for kids is a data decision before it is a safety purchase. […]
You hand your child five dollars for a game, and twenty minutes later they are back because the pack they opened gave them a duplicate of something they already owned. If that sounds familiar, the new European Union proposal about loot boxes is a timely reason to check how purchases work in your child’s games. […]
Audio Version: [Audio player placeholder for manager to embed the Claude.ai-generated audio] By Janice Robinson-Celeste Your child opens Snapchat, and the first thing at the top of their chats may not be a friend. It may be Snapchat My AI, a chatbot the state of West Virginia now says was launched to young users without […]
By Janice Robinson-Celeste Audio Version: Add narration to the Gutenberg Audio block when available. Quick Review A lawsuit reported this week alleges that a 13-year-old reached Google’s AI features through school Chromebook search after chatbot apps were blocked. The claims are allegations, not court findings, and Google says it takes them seriously. Google announced that […]
By Janice Robinson-CelesteUpdated October 14, 2026 Quick Review Check that your teen’s account is private and review who can see Stories and send messages. Turn on comment and content filters, and decide together whether to hide like counts. Review tags, time reminders, and available Family Center supervision tools. Make the settings check a conversation, not […]
