Julie Ryan Evans

Julie Ryan Evans is a writer and editor who has worked with a host of diverse companies including Microsoft, USA Today, Realtor.com, Brit + Co, CafeMom and SheKnows, among others. She has a master’s degree in nonfiction writing from The Johns Hopkins University and regularly covers topics including health and wellness, parenting, technology, finance, real estate and pop culture. While she currently calls the Orlando area home, she has lived everywhere from Hawaii to Austin, Boston and beyond.

Chromebook

How To Set Parental Controls On Your Kid’s Chromebook

Inexpensive, lightweight and functional, Chromebooks are a popular choice when it comes to laptops for kids. For between $200-400, they offer most of the same functionality as traditional laptops. The primary difference: They run on the Chrome operating system, and instead of storing data on the computer, they primarily store it in the Google cloud. […]

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Netflix

Netflix Parental Controls

Long gone are the days when kids had to break out the “TV Guide” to see when cartoons were on or convince mom and dad to head out to Blockbuster to rent a movie. Today’s kids have access to endless entertainment options on streaming apps like Netflix with just a few taps on a screen.

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YouTube Parental Controls

Sometimes it’s hard to understand why kids watch what they watch on YouTube (um,  unboxing videos?), but kids can’t get enough of YouTube. A recent study by Common Sense Media, showed just how rapidly the popularity of online videos has soared among young people, trumping the time they spend watching TV, playing video games and using social

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iPhone Parental Controls

It’s an almost inevitable rite of passage for kids these days—the acquisition of their first Apple iPhone. While some families delay it longer than others, sooner or later, it seems most kids eventually get their hands on one, Then the parental hand wringing begins. And for good reason. Having an iPhone opens the world to

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