One of the biggest issues parents have with gaming platforms and online games is the time their kids spend staring at a screen. The other big one is the ability for kids to engage in conversations with strangers. Both of those concerns—as well as content restrictions—are addressed in parental controls for the three most popular gaming platforms, Sony PlayStation, Nintendo Switch and Microsoft Xbox.

Every parent is responsible for steering their children to a successful adulthood. And every parent today has to confront the reality of an online world and how it can impact the growth and development of their kids.

For parents of kids and teens, streaming media services offer a broad range of convenient content for on-demand viewing. And while there’s no doubt the availability of high-speed, broadband fiber internet has brought a plethora of quality TV shows, movies, documentaries and more into the family living room, not all of it is family friendly—not even close.

Let’s get the obvious out of the way: TikTok and Snapchat are popular with kids and teens because, for the most part, parents aren't there. You simply can’t be everywhere, and you shouldn’t be everywhere. But kids and teens still need guidance in navigating their way to adulthood.

The rapid growth of artificial intelligence has much of the developed world on edge questioning where intelligent robots could lead.

Will AI be a net positive or negative for humankind? There are clearly ways it could be used to our benefit. AI has already been deployed to monitor the health of coral reef ecosystems, detect harmful diseases in humans, and improve access to clean water. (Heck, we even use it on our wireless network.)

C Spire Smart WiFi empowers parents to guard their family against emerging cyber threats such as phishing, malware, adware and botnets through unparalleled controls and real-time threat protection.

You can set up your household’s parental controls to police usage limits, filter websites, restrict types of content, and freeze WiFi for a profile, specific devices, or even entire locations such as a kid’s bedroom.