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Tech gift guidance: Safety for first phones, watches and consoles
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11/12/2025
Tech gift guidance: Safety for first phones, watches and consoles

Learn how to make tech gifts safer for families, with screen-time tools, parental controls and digital safety tips that help kids build healthy online habits.

11/11/2025
How to manage a busy morning routine with timers and the Verizon Gizmo Watch 3

A cognitive specialist and parent of two shares her research-based strategies for using timers on the Gizmo Watch 3, leaving more time for connection—not corrections.

11/04/2025
Built to click: Digital financial literacy for kids starts with the brain

Parents can teach kids digital financial literacy through gaming. Learn how to set budgets, use parental controls, and build money skills for smarter online spending.

10/30/2025
Allow or deny: What families should know about app permissions

Learn why app permissions matter and how to boost app safety for your family. Discover tips for managing permissions, protecting data and building digital confidence.

Parent-proven tip

Think of creating two spaces in your home: a tech-free zone, and a tech-go zone.

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Dr. Elizabeth Milovidov, JD

Elizabeth is an international speaker on internet safety issues, leads parental workshops, writes on digital parenting and coaches parents in the digital age.

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