Children are getting smartphones and tablets at a young age, and there is a growing need for teens and preteens to go online for school assignments and class projects. Fortunately, parental control apps and services can limit screen time and phone use while also filtering the websites your child can visit while surfing the web.

Below are some of the best parental control apps and information that moms and dads will want to keep on hand.

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The Google Family Link app is a free tool that helps parents control which apps their child downloads on their mobile phone, how much screen time their child can have per day, and what content they can purchase.