Setting up a child’s first "real" phone is a significant milestone. It’s that transitional moment where we move from the controlled environment of a smart-watch or a shared iPad to a device that offers real independence. I recently found myself at this crossroads with my eldest daughter starting Yea...
As parents in the digital age, we do everything we can to keep our kids safe. We set up network controls (perhaps even one of our own All Families Secure networks), we enable 'SafeSearch' on Google, and we have "the talk" about online strangers and digital footprints. We’ve built a strong digital...
Here in Melbourne it's school holidays. You know what that means - trying to find fun activities, trying to keep the kids from trashing the house and yes - it means if the weather isn't great the kids are likely to do some gaming. I hadn't given it much thought until I saw Steam’s current sale on th...
According to Wikipedia Eating your own dog food or "dogfooding" is the practice of using one's own products or services. That's what we do at All Families Secure, and today we're taking a deep dive.
If you wondered "how far could I take these solutions?" this this post is for you. We're diving i...
If you’ve recently seen an All Families Secure post pop up in your social media feed, you might have paused for a second. We get it. It seems like a contradiction, doesn’t it? A business dedicated to digital safety and (as part of that) promoting social media moderation, now showing up on the very p...
The morning rush. I'm sure you know it well. You’ve somehow managed to get everyone dressed, fed, and ready to walk out the door when the dreaded question comes: “Where’s my…?” It could be a school bag, a favourite lunchbox, or that one specific jacket that has to be worn today. The frantic search...
My name is Alex, and I’m a dad to two fantastic kids, who are now 11 and 9. Like pretty much every parent I know, I’m trying my best to guide them through the digital maze that is modern childhood. Now, here’s a bit of an irony for you: even though I’ve always been a tech person (yes, I’m that paren...