Parent guides
The question comes home. Start here.
The PARE Media guide library is a collection of practical guidance from the Family Technology Desk. Each article offers a specific next step. If you are choosing between one reviewed upload and a creator’s wider catalog, start with the video-or-channel decision guide. Read our editorial approach to understand how the guidance is made.
Publication count: According to the current PARE Media guide index, the library contains 219 guides across 8 topic collections.
Start with the decision in front of you
- Evaluate a YouTube channel before approving it
Review three videos, the creator’s recurring pattern, and where the platform leads next.
- Limit or turn off YouTube Shorts for a child
Choose a narrower viewing path and give the short-video session a clear purpose.
- Approve a video with PARE
See the path from pairing and a child request to a parent decision and approved viewing.
- Choose a movie before a visit or sleepover
Confirm the exact film with the other caregiver and give the child a simple help plan.
- Make a one-page family screen agreement
Write down the few decisions people need during an ordinary day.
219 guides found
A ten-minute way to evaluate a YouTube channel
Use a ten-minute, three-video check for recurring topics, sales pressure, Shorts, links, and recommendations before approving a YouTube channel.
Read guide →Devices & Privacy · Ages 7–14 · 2 min readFirst device setup that holds up after day one
The settings, conversations, and recovery plan worth doing before the handoff.
Read guide →Family Habits · All family ages · 2 min readA calmer family technology reset
Change one pressure point at a time without turning the week into a punishment.
Read guide →PARE Product Guides · For caregivers · 2 min readHow PARE video approval works
What happens from a child request to a clear parent decision.
Read guide →Games · Ages 7–14 · 2 min readBefore the first in-game purchase request
Explain currencies, urgency, and approval before the store screen becomes the argument.
Read guide →Movies & TV · All family ages · 2 min readWhat a movie rating cannot tell you
Use the rating as a starting point, then check intensity, context, and the child in front of you.
Read guide →Video & YouTube · For caregivers · 2 min readWhat if my child disagrees with my video review?
Make room for their interpretation while staying clear about the decision.
Read guide →Movies & TV · For caregivers · 2 min readShould we read the book before watching its movie?
Choose the order that fits the family’s interest, not a rule about the proper experience.
Read guide →PARE Product Guides · For caregivers · 2 min readHow do I add a child in the PARE parent portal?
Use Children Management and review the notice before saving the profile.
Read guide →Video & YouTube · For caregivers · 6 min readAfter a child sees graphic violence online: the first 15 minutes
Stop the replay, check what your child saw, and report the post without making them describe every frame.
Read guide →Devices & Privacy · For caregivers · 2 min readWhat should I do when a child’s app asks for camera access?
Connect the request to a feature before choosing whether to allow it.
Read guide →Devices & Privacy · For caregivers · 2 min readShould a child’s app have access to their contacts?
Find out why the app wants the address book and whether the task needs it.
Read guide →Video & YouTube · For caregivers · 2 min readShould I approve one video or a whole channel?
Match the size of your approval to what you have actually reviewed.
Read guide →Social & Communication · For caregivers · 2 min readShould we ask before adding someone to a group conversation?
Check both the new person’s interest and the existing group’s purpose.
Read guide →Social & Communication · For caregivers · 2 min readHow should my child ask before sharing a friend’s photo?
Name the picture and the intended audience before asking for a yes.
Read guide →Books & Reading · For caregivers · 2 min readHow do we choose an audiobook for a family trip?
Pick a story that fits the audience and can be paused around the journey.
Read guide →Games · For caregivers · 2 min readWhat should we check before sharing a child’s game clip?
Look beyond the action in the center of the screen.
Read guide →Games · For caregivers · 2 min readWhat should I check before buying a game as a gift?
Confirm the version, device, account, and household rules.
Read guide →Video & YouTube · For caregivers · 2 min readWhat should I check before my child copies a video tutorial?
Review the activity, materials, and supervision as well as the video.
Read guide →Devices & Privacy · For caregivers · 2 min readWhat should I plan before giving away a child’s old device?
Separate preserving memories from erasing and transferring the hardware.
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