Phones & Tablets
Choosing, setting up and supervising a child's first devices.
- Phones & TabletsBest Tablets for Kids and Families: How to Choose in 2026Kids-edition tablet, iPad or Android? A practical guide to choosing a tablet for kids in 2026, including Amazon's new Kids Tablets and the parental controls that matter.
- Phones & TabletsHow to Monitor Your Teen's Phone Without Breaking Their TrustThe built-in and app-based ways to monitor a teen's iPhone or Android phone in 2026, what each can and can't see, and how to keep monitoring honest and age-appropriate.
- Phones & TabletsNot All Apps Are for Kids: How to Check an App Before Your Child Downloads ItAge ratings, chat features, in-app purchases and data collection: how to tell whether an app is right for your child, and the store settings that filter out adult apps.
- Phones & TabletsWhat Age Should a Kid Get a Cell Phone? A Readiness Guide for ParentsThere's no magic age for a first phone. Use these readiness questions, step-up device options and setup tips to decide when your child is ready, and for which phone.
- Phones & TabletsWhat Is the Cloud, Anyway? A Plain-English Guide for FamiliesWhat 'the cloud' actually means, how iCloud, Google Drive and OneDrive store your family's photos and files, and how to keep cloud accounts private and secure.