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Secure your child's iPhone (step-by-step)
Screen Time basics, Communication Safety, unknown senders, red flags - and when to add monitoring signals.
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We use a range of tech to secure our child's iPhone. This is a guide to what we use and how these layers work well together.
See your child's digital galaxy: who they talk to most, rising and fading contacts, and flagged relationships, with one-click actions to verify or review.
Online safety monitoring poses an ethical dilemma for many parents. The question often arises about how to balance a child's right to privacy with a p...
Australia's social media ban for under-16s starts Dec 2025. Hear what kids think, what eSafety says, and what parents should know.
When my son entered Year 6, I had nagging questions about friends, phones, and what really happens online. This is the backstory of why we started building Joey-and the three facts that shaped it.
Our latest survey reveals which apps 12-13-year-olds are actually using, how they're using them, and what parents need to know about these platforms.
After implementing AI message monitoring in Joey, we discovered some unexpected insights about digital parenting. Here's what we learned and an honest confession about our approach.
Every family needs digital ground rules. Here are the specific rules we've established in our family for healthy device use and online behavior.
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We tested BrightCanary, Bark, and Joey in a real iPhone family setup. Here’s what actually works, what fails, and the real-time vs privacy tradeoffs parents should understand.
Most kid messages are harmless. Some aren't. Here are the patterns that matter-how they start small, how they escalate, and the simple rule we teach our child.
Bark is the leading parental controls safety app on the market. I have been using and testing Bark for over a year and this review is why I recommend other parents avoid Bark.
We built Joey for parents that are worried about the dangers their children will face with their first iPhone.
A parent shares how his family is introducing AI to a seventh grader by keeping kids in control, pairing curiosity with clear rules, and sitting together for early experiments.
A 13-year-old shares how Snapchat's new age checks really worked in Australia: emails that went nowhere, prompts kids could skip, and only a few accounts deactivated on Day 1.
Bullying rarely starts with one awful text. Spot the patterns in iMessage, group chats, and Snapchat -- and use Joey's playbook to respond.
Learn the behavioural signs, language red flags, and Joey tools that help you recognise grooming attempts fast and respond safely.
Group chat drama can escalate quickly and impact your child's mental health. Learn to recognize the warning signs and how to help your child navigate these situations.
When your teen receives money requests from friends or strangers, coach them through scripts, household rules, and real-world conversations that build financial safety.
Setting healthy boundaries around social media and messaging apps isn't about restriction-it's about creating a balanced digital environment where children can thrive.
Emoji use among young people often worries adults, but are these concerns justified? Let's examine the reality of emoji communication and when parents should actually be worried.
Emojis have evolved into a complex language with hidden meanings. This guide helps parents understand common emoji combinations and slang used by teens.
Teach calm, repeatable rules for dealing with unknown contacts on iMessage and use Joey to flag and verify new numbers without reading every message.
Just as we build physical fitness, we can develop mental fitness to help children thrive in the digital world. This approach focuses on building resilience rather than just avoiding risks.
Snapchat continues to be a favorite among teenagers despite competition from other platforms. Understanding its appeal can help parents better support their teens' digital experiences.
As a teen who grew up with social media, I share honest insights about how these platforms really affect young people's mental health and what parents should understand.
We surveyed 1,000 parents to discover what they most want to understand about their children's digital lives. The results reveal the biggest gaps between parent concerns and reality.