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.

Nothing makes a parent feel their age like trying to decipher the ever-expanding slate of abbreviations teens use in text and online messaging. While some are universal at this point—most people know LOL, FYI and TMI, for example—others may be more obscure to most parents. But they won’t be new to your kids, and that’s why you need to know them.

Kids are natural learners, gobbling up information everywhere they go — including online. They will inevitably want to use their mobile devices to learn about the world around them. When that time comes, here are a few tips for incorporating mobile devices into your kid’s online learning experience.

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.