This guide is constantly updated for the current version of iOS. Visit the Device section of the site to see our complete iOS Screen Time set-up steps! Opening comment from Chris, Founder of PYE: This blog post receives a massive amount of traffic. Thousands of visitors […]
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Note: if you’re running iOS 13 or 14, you’ll want to visit our always-updated, comprehensive iOS Parental Control Guide here. iOS 13 is Released! On September 19, 2019, iOS 13 released to the public. As usual, a number of things changed (you can read a complete
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Screen Time – How Much is Too Much? “Chris, how much screen time should I give my kid?” This is the burning question for many parents and educators today, and we hear it often. No one seems to know exactly the right screen time answer, but
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Abortion is a polarizing topic. I’m certain there are both pro-choice and pro-life parents who follow PYE. There might even be differences of opinion on the PYE team (I haven’t asked). I just simply believe that in an app used by millions of teens, Snapchat owes
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On Tuesday, July 9, 2019, Chris McKenna, the founder and CEO of Protect Young Eyes, was invited as one of five witnesses to a Senate Judiciary Hearing titled, “Protecting Innocence in a Digital World.” This work is an extension of the #FixAppRatings Campaign that started in
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Snapchat has a long history of explicit content We really like technology. We also really like helping kids live amazing lives. Admittedly, Snapchat filters are a blast! My kids laugh uncontrollably when dad looks like an ostrich or a baby. Unfortunately, most of Snapchat’s awesomeness
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What are Snapchat Filters? A Complete Guide for Parents. Does your kid have Snapchat? Great. Time for a lesson on Snapchat filters. If not, does your kid have friends who have Snapchat? Great. Your kid is impacted by them, too. Still time for a lesson. Snapchat
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Summer camp season is about to begin! Question: does your kid love his/her technology? If so, then please keep reading! In just a few short weeks, many kids will be exiting school and some will begin a summer that includes mission trips, work camps, NTS Camp
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Note: we have a comprehensive iOS Parental Control Guide here. It’s one of the most complete guides on the web, with updated screenshots. We cover cyber flashing, screen time, blocking unfiltered searches, and more. What is cyber flashing? Australian online safety experts are warning parents about
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Kids are Hacking the iPhone Screen Time Parental Controls with a Simple Trick We first wrote about this hacking issue in February 2017, when iOS 7 showed a weakness whereby kids could recover the 4-digit Restrictions passcode using a few simple steps. Unfortunately, the Restrictions weakness
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