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What Is FAFO, the New Parenting Trend Going Viral?

The new trend in parenting is FAFO Parenting.FAFO (faff-oh) is short for the rather colorful phrase “F*** Around and Find Out.” For those of us who prefer a softer touch, we’ll go with “Fool Around an

Last updated: November 21, 2025

Alternatives to Omegle for Kids: What Parents Should Know

This article explains the most common alternatives to Omegle for kids. It also discusses the safety associated with these chat platforms. Omegle was once a popular website that connected users throug

Last updated: November 18, 2025

How to Disable YouTube Shorts on Your Device: A Parent’s Step-by-Step Guide

Do you find YouTube Shorts annoying and distracting? Do you worry about your child watching inappropriate or harmful content on YouTube? Do you want to disable YouTube Shorts on your child’s device? I

Published on November 12, 2025

How Do Kids Bypass Google Family Link?

Google Family Link is a great tool for managing your child’s digital life, helping you set limits, approve apps, and monitor activity. But tech-savvy kids often find clever ways to bypass it. This ess

Published on November 12, 2025

What Parents Need to Know About Roblox – A Complete Guide

Roblox is one of the most popular online platforms for kids and teens—a virtual world where creativity and play come together. Players can design their own games, explore thousands made by others, and

Published on November 12, 2025

Negative Effects of Technology & How To Overcome Them

Technology is inevitable and even critical to our daily lives today. It plays a vital role in our mental and physical existence in the world – it’s no longer “I think, therefore I am” but is “I digiti

Last updated: November 17, 2025

What is Technoference and Its Effects on Parenting

Technoference is a term coined by family researcher and digital health educator Brandon McDaniel to describe how technology use interferes with everyday interactions—especially between parents and chi

Published on November 10, 2025

Screen Time Hacks Teens Use and How Mobicip Stops Them

Screen time hacks or “cheats” are tricks kids use to get around safety controls like screen time limits, parental control tools, or monitoring apps on their devices. These include changing time zones,

Published on November 10, 2025

Digital Gratitude: Helping Kids Appreciate Offline Life This Thanksgiving

Digital gratitude is all about helping kids slow down, unplug, and truly appreciate the joys of real life. In a world buzzing with screens, messages, and endless scrolling, it’s easy for children (and

Published on November 06, 2025

Notification Addiction in Kids: Why Every Ping Pulls Them In

Notification addiction in kids isn’t about weak willpower — it’s the result of how alerts are designed to hijack attention. Behind this distraction are powerful forces — brain chemistry, social pressu

Published on October 30, 2025

How to Monitor Your Child’s Online Activity Without Invading Their Privacy

Knowing how to monitor your child’s online activity without invading their privacy is key to building trust in the digital world. Parents often struggle to find the right balance between privacy and s

Published on October 29, 2025