Children are online younger, and parents struggle to keep up with apps and settings.

Practical guidance for parents, grounded in research, is welcome.

• Social Media and Kids
• Screen Time
• Online Grooming Awareness
• Gaming Safety
• School Phone Policies

Our readers are parents, carers and teachers looking after children online. The articles we take explain one current development in online safety, use today's figures, and spell out what it changes for people's money, work, health or household.

• 700 to 1,200 words is the right length for us
• Unpublished and written for this page: online safety
• Current, checkable figures from official data, reporting or your professional work
• We check every draft for plagiarism (Copyscape or a similar tool)
• Send a near-final draft; our editing is light
• One link to your own website is allowed in the article body
• We do not accept affiliate links
• Charts or photos are optional; 1920×1280px or similar if you include them
• For a byline, include a one- or two-sentence bio and a headshot (optional)

Calm, practical and evidence-based. Above all, tell the reader what it means for their money, work, health or household, using current figures where they exist — this is reporting and explanation, not promotion.

Formats we publish: how-to guides, explainers, checklists, q&a pieces.

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