Companion page · The Digital Family Playbooks · Book 1
AI apps change every few months. This page keeps your book current: the latest settings, what has changed since printing, the monthly check, and where to get help.
Since the book was printed
Every change to the settings and apps covered in the book, newest first.
14 October 2026
Every setting in Chapter 6 was re-checked and is still accurate. Nothing has changed since the book was published. When an app moves a setting or adds a new control, it will be listed here with the date.
Spotted a setting that has moved? Tell us and we'll check it.
Chapter 6 · Day 3
Do this with your teen where you can: controls set up together are far less likely to be bypassed. If a menu has moved, search the app's help center for "parental controls" or "family settings".
Where: Your ChatGPT settings → Parental controls → invite your teen's account
Minimum age 13, with a parent's permission under 18. You can't read your teen's conversations; that's deliberate.
Where: Google Family Link app → your child's account → Gemini
Controls are limited: a signed-out child may still reach Gemini in a browser. Combine with device controls and supervision.
Where: Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, Facebook → Meta supervision tools
Teens' access to Meta's AI characters has been paused since early 2026. Insights launched in April 2026 in the US, UK, Australia, Canada and Brazil; you see topics, not conversations.
Where: Snapchat settings → Family Center
My AI sits at the top of the chat list for many users.
Where: Settings → Screen Time (through Family Sharing)
Device controls protect every app, including new ones your child downloads.
Where: Google Family Link app
This is your strongest layer of protection.
Where: Block at the device level (Screen Time or Family Link)
No parental control makes a companion or romance app suitable for a child. Character.AI has removed open-ended chat for under-18s, but many similar apps have weaker safeguards.
Where: Your router's app, or ask your internet provider
A useful backstop when app settings aren't enough.
Devices charge outside bedrooms at night. Late-night conversations are when children are most tired, most emotional and most likely to share too much. Make the rule apply to adults too, so it feels fair.
Chapter 11 · Workbook 9
Once a month, ideally on the same day. Tick as you go; the list clears itself next month.
0 of 5 done
Ticks are saved in this browser only and clear each month.
Twice a year
Every six months, or after a birthday.
Before you say yes
1
Check the app store page and terms.
2
If yes, the family rule applies.
3
Look for memory, training and privacy settings.
4
If none, use device controls and supervision.
For free AI risk ratings of popular apps, see Common Sense Media .
Chapter 10
Most children's AI use is harmless. Watch for changes, not single events.
For immediate danger, call your local emergency number (999 in Malaysia, 911 in the US). Stay with your child, remove access to anything they could use to hurt themselves, and contact your doctor or a mental health professional. You don't need the right words; being present and getting help is what matters.
Help linesWorkbook 8
Checked 14 October 2026. Services can change, so confirm these numbers when you fill in Workbook 8.
Malaysia
Talian HEAL 15555
Ministry of Health mental health line
Befrienders KL 03-7627 2929
Emotional support, confidential
Emergency: 999
United States
988
Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: call or text 988
Emergency: 911
Anywhere
Free, confidential help lines by country
The full series
Five practical guides by Syaifudin Ramzan for parenting in the age of AI and smartphones, each with a fillable workbook.
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