#family-technology

#family-technology

YouTube said parents can now set variable daily time limits for Shorts, including setting it to zero minutes to turn the feed off entirely.

"I felt like there were these patterns that were really related to my symptoms, but I didn't know how to connect them."

"That requires a bunch of people to go take things that folks here are figuring out and [explain them] to the rest of the world," said Jeffrey Ladish, emphasizing the need for effective communication about AI risks.

A broken phone or corrupted drive can mean the loss of work, evidence, art, or the last traces of the dead. But sometimes data-recovery experts can summon lost files from the void.

You could do something stupid at 15 and only the three people there remembered it - not the entire internet forever.

Dr John Allan stated that Generation Alpha, many of whom are now approaching adulthood, are clear about what they want from their future. However, many do not feel ready for what comes next, particularly regarding the confidence, independence, and practical skills needed to navigate life after education.

"While putting a number to the loss, there is much about those lost conversations that these data cannot answer. Were they lost with friends, or family, or with strangers?"

WhatsApp unveiled parent-managed accounts for pre-teens. These are currently rolling out globally, and they come with new controls to limit pre-teens' WhatsApp experience to messaging and calling. Parents will set up the pre-teen's account, and the account will be controlled by the parent, including by deciding who can contact the account and which groups they can join.

Most parents of high schoolers spend hours checking their kids' every move, but I didn't want a smartphone when my children were teens. Instead, I insisted they tell me their destination when they went out at night. I'd sometimes follow up with another parent for confirmation, and I'm sure my kids weren't always where they said they'd be. But they usually came home by curfew and always paid their cell bills on time.