🛡 Family Media & Safety
Family media reviews, internet safety tools, parental guides, and resources to help families navigate media choices.
digitalwellnesslab.org
📍 Boston, MA
Research-based resources on children and digital media from Harvard Medical School-affiliated researchers. Evidence-based guidance for parents on screen time, social media, and child development.
www.christcenteredgamer.com
Non-profit offering video game reviews from dual perspectives: gameplay quality and moral/spiritual content appropriateness. Helps Christian parents and gamers make informed gaming choices.
www.bark.us
Samsung Android phone built specifically for kids with parental controls baked in. Comes locked down out of the box. Parents choose what kids can access. Unlimited talk and text.
www.waituntil8th.org
Grassroots pledge movement empowering parents to delay giving children smartphones until at least 8th grade. Over 130,000 parents have signed. Activates when 10+ families from same school join.
www.clearplay.com
Chrome-based movie and TV filtering for Amazon, Apple TV+, Disney Plus, Netflix, HBO Max, and more. Skip and mute unwanted scenes and language. 30-day free trial available.
andy-crouch.com
Author of The Tech-Wise Family and executive editor of Christianity Today. Research-based biblical approach to managing technology at home. Popular speaker on faith, culture, and technology.
cleanbrowsing.org
Free DNS-based content filter for families. Blocks adult content, enforces safe search on Google, Bing, and YouTube. No software installation required -- works at the router level for whole-home...
support.apple.com
Built-in parental controls for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. App limits, downtime scheduling, content restrictions, and communication controls. Free with all Apple devices.
www.kidzsearch.com
Family-friendly safe search engine for kids used by schools worldwide since 2005. Blocks inappropriate content with advanced keyword filtering. Includes learning tools and educational hubs.
www.healthychildren.org
American Academy of Pediatrics' free interactive tool for creating a personalized Family Media Plan. Evidence-based screen time guidelines by age group. Research-backed recommendations.