Apps and games
What each app and game actually does to your child, what its controls show you, and what they do not.
9 October 2026
Does Snapchat have parental controls?
Yes,
and more than Discord's. You need your own account, and your child has to accept an invitation that deletes itself.
9 October 2026
What does Discord’s Family Center actually show me?
Who your child talks to, not what they say, for the last seven days, and only while your child agrees to it.
9 October 2026
Is Discord safe for an 11-year-old?
Discord's own minimum is 13, so an 11-year-old is not meant to have an account. What the teen settings do and do not catch.
Quick answers
How do I put parental controls on an iPad?
From your own iPad, once your child has their own Apple Account.
Where each control lives, and what it doesn’t reach.
How do I put parental controls on an Android phone?
Family Link, free and already on the phone.
Five taps to start. The part worth reading is Google's own list of what it cannot do.
Is Roblox safe for an 8-year-old?
A Kids account with chat off and only Minimal or Mild games.
It applies only if Roblox knows your child is eight.
Platform safety scorecard
How safe are your child’s apps?
Twenty-two platforms, rated independently across seven categories, with a recommended age for each.
Step 1
How old is your child?
The number
16+
Wired Parents recommends for Instagram.
Instagram states 13+.
Platform safety scorecard, checked 10 October 2026
3 November 2026
Will Instagram limit my teen to two hours a day?
9 October 2026
How do parental controls work on a Meta Quest?
Strongest for a 10 to 13-year-old, weakest for a teenager. Voice chat inside other companies apps is not covered at any age.
7 October 2026
Can my child turn off Screen Time without me knowing?
Three of the four ways out of Screen Time never touch the passcode, and only one is something you would notice. Two settings close three of them.
7 October 2026
How do I put parental controls on an iPhone?
Settings, then Family. The step almost everyone misses is updating every device in the group to iOS 27 first.
22 June 2026
What Toy Story 5 gets right about screens and play
Toy Story 5 makes a child's tablet the antagonist, then refuses to call it evil. What the film gets right about screen time, play and the balance between them.
