See below for our tried-and-tested recommendations for helpful cyber safety tools for Australian families.
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Family Zone is one of the world's leading tools for parents to manage their child's online behaviour. Family Zone allows parents to set bedtimes for kids, restrict access to social media platforms, and filter inappropriate content. Unlike many other similar tools, Family Zone settings remain applied outside of the home.
In additional to practical settings and filters, parents also receive expert advice from industry specialists, providing information on the latest apps, sites and trends that all parents need to be aware of, plus custom designed age-appropriate settings for each individual child.
Life360 is a free platform that helps keep families connected. Parents can use the app to make phone calls and send text messages to kids, but Life360 goes beyond that to make sure parents know what's going on with their family at all times.
Parents can check in on kids by viewing their locations on a private map. which has proven invaluable to many parents of primary and pre-teen aged children. Parents love that they don't need to call or text their child, just check up on them in the app. It's a good way to make sure they made it to a friend's place or football training safely.
We like it for: Up-to-date reviews and information about the latest platforms, apps, games and more.
We like it for: Informative resources for parents, and reporting functions for cyber bullying and illegal content.
We like it for: Information for young people about their online rights and laws relating to digital-topics.
We like it for: Resource site for families or teens struggling with excessive gaming behaviours, including a helpful community board.
We like it for: A helpful family media time calculator that is based on the AAP's research of balanced screen time.
We like it for: Providing parents with information about how to setup Microsoft-applicable devices with restrictions and filtering.
We like it for: Step-by-step instructions on how to implement restrictions on Apple devices.
We like it for: Information on how to implement the in-built parental controls on Playstation consoles.
We like it for: Information on how to implement the in-built parental controls on Xbox consoles.