I’m a GenZ dad. These are the iPhone accessories my kids (and yours) will love
I may be an old GenXer, but I’ve spent a lot of time with GenZers as a mentor, a teacher at a local college, and most importantly as a dad. I also test a lot…
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8 easy ways to make the Internet safer for your kids
Online can be a dangerous place for kids. Explicit content, predators, and harassment and bullying are just some of the dangers that kids can be exposed to. But with a bit of know-how, the internet…
Amazon’s 7-inch tablet for kids is a stunning 50% off today
We could debate how much screen time is appropriate for kids, but zero screen time is almost impossible in this day and age—so if your kids are going to be in front of a screen,…
Kids in the UK are hacking their own schools for dares and notoriety
Kids are making a mark in the U.K.’s cybersecurity arena, and not in the way their parents want them to. According to the country’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), students were behind more than half of…
Wow! The ad-free Kindle Kids just dropped to its best price all year
Getting your kids to read can be difficult, but the Kindle Kids can help with that. Since they’re already spending so much time in front of a screen, why not try this kind of screen?…
Sketchers wants to help you track your kids with AirTag-compatible sneakers
Tired of your kid losing the AirTag you stuffed in his backpack? Or strapped to their wrist? Or pinned to their clothing? Sketchers has a new solution: shoes for kids with a hidden AirTag compartment…
Skechers is making kids’ shoes with a hidden AirTag compartment
Skechers introduced a line of kids’ sneakers that contain a hidden compartment where parents can slip in an Apple AirTag. Inside the heel of the shoe, a small insert can be lifted to reveal the…
PowerSchool’s free credit monitoring offer for 62M hacked kids ends soon
Before its staggering data breach that exposed private data of over 62 million kids, few people outside of education knew what PowerSchool was. But this software, which manages student data, became the subject of many…
Apple’s cheeky ‘Parent Presentation’ helps kids make the hard sell on buying a Mac
For high school seniors in the U.S., graduation season is coming to a close. [Personal note: congrats to my niece! Way to go!] That means the start of college isn’t far off and it’s time…
A hacker is demanding money to keep your kids’ data safe. It won’t work
Crime does pay. It’s the motivator behind ransomware and extortion scams and why the PowerSchool breach (in which data for millions of students was lost to a hacker) is now dragging out further. Late last…