# Call me a helicopter parent, but with Google Family Link, I was able to keep my child safe online

> The pressure to get my son a phone arrived sooner than I was expecting. He was barely halfway through Year 6 (that's 5th Grade for any American readers), and his friends started taking their newly acquired smartphones…

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/phones/i-wanted-to-lock-down-99-percent-of-my-childs-phone-and-with-google-family-link-that-was-easier-than-i-expected?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6ac11e0d3e3c6ec3c5445ef1)
- **Published:** 2026-10-03
- **Category:** Phones
- **Tags:** #google #android #ios
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6ac11e0d3e3c6ec3c5445ef1

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