Lifehacks Parental Controls

Shielding children from harmful or distracting online content can feel like juggling dozens of parental‐control apps and browser extensions. By shifting filtering to your home router, you gain network-wide protection that enforces category-based URL blocking and time-of-day schedules without touching individual devices. These lifehacks leverage built-in features or open-source firmware to automatically filter adult,…

Creating healthy screen boundaries for kids—and even ourselves—can be challenging when every device connects directly to Wi-Fi. By centralizing controls at your router, you gain the power to block distracting sites, schedule Internet access windows, and filter unwanted content across all devices without installing apps on each phone or tablet. These lifehacks leverage built-in…