Co-founder · Marketing
Amy has spent nearly a decade in safeguarding, building safer spaces for vulnerable children and young people. That work led her to co-found Halo Aware, where she leads marketing and supports the families who use it.
More about the people behind Halo Aware on the About page.
In October, Common Sense Media’s Youth AI Safety Institute published a report that got a lot of attention. After testing more than 4,000 prompts on teen accounts, it rated ChatGPT for Teens, OpenAI...
Thousands of monitored kids have shared how parental controls made them feel. Here’s what breaks trust, what doesn’t, and a 30-second check for your own setup.
Grok's own safety assessment calls it one of the worst AI chatbots for teens: weak age checks, a companion that steers toward romance, and a "Kids Mode" that doesn't really work.
Character.AI has filed for bankruptcy, with a real chance it shuts down by mid-December if no buyer steps in. Here's what's actually happening, and what to do about your child's account now.
Got a laptop hidden away for Christmas? Here’s how to set up the parental controls before you wrap it, plus the AI chatbot checks most guides skip.
Do ChatGPT’s parent alerts arrive straight away? Can under-18s still chat freely on Character.AI? Five quick true-or-false questions to see how well you really know your teen’s AI chatbot.
Talkie's own terms say 14+, but the App Store rates it 18+. And on the website, there's very little stopping a younger child from starting a chat. Here's what parents need to know.
The EU just said out loud what parents have been thinking for years: AI companions shouldn't be allowed to make kids emotionally attached. Here's what it means for Character.AI.
Qustodio now alerts parents to risky ChatGPT conversations, but only on Android and only for ChatGPT. Here's what it covers, what it doesn't, and how to check it fits your child's devices.
PolyBuzz's own rules say 18+, worldwide, no exceptions. Here's how the age check actually works, what it doesn't catch, and what parents should know before assuming the rule is enough.
A lot of parenting advice says it's impossible to see what your child says to ChatGPT because it's encrypted. That's true, but it's answering the wrong question.
OpenAI's new teen mode adds quiet hours, distress alerts and stricter content limits, real progress. But there's one thing it still won't show you: what your teen actually said.
Bark can see ChatGPT chats on Android only, never in a browser or on iPhone, and even then no parent reads the actual conversation. Here's what's really covered.
Bark, Aura, Qustodio, AirDroid and Halo Aware all help parents keep children safer online. But which ones can actually see what your child says to AI chatbots? Here’s an honest, up-to-date comparison.
Ask most parents about their child's friends and they can name them. Ask about the AI their child talks to every night, and most couldn't. Here's what to know.
Kids are quietly learning how to talk an AI out of its own safety rules. Would you spot it if your child tried? Take this two-minute quiz and find out.
Installing something that reads your child's AI chats is a big ask. Here's the honest answer, with nothing hidden in a privacy policy: what the extension can see, what it can't, and where it all goes.
A new kid-safety AI app seems to launch every month. We built a free, public tool that scores the ones your child is likely already using, and we're publishing exactly how we score them.
If you are raising a teenager today, you are probably already exhausted trying to keep up with the digital world. You know to watch out for cyberbullying on Instagram and endless scrolling on TikTo...
Bark and Aura are good at what they were built for. But when your child talks to an AI, how much can you actually see? An honest look at how all three compare, and where the gaps are.
OpenAI’s settings force you to choose between secretly reading your teen's private chat logs or flying completely blind. Here is why standard screen-time tracking fails against conversational AI.
Reading your child's messages feels wrong because it is. Here's how to keep them safe online without spying, and build trust instead. Three steps, plus how Halo Aware helps.
Have a go and see if you can detect AI
Worried about AI dependency? From "blank page panic" to avoiding complex thinking, learn the 5 signs your child may be over-relying on chatbots and how Halo Aware can help them find balance.
ChatGPT isn't always the safe helper it seems. Here are 5 hidden risks every parent should understand, from made-up facts to an AI that never forgets.
Worried about AI but not sure where to start? Let's look at deepfakes and data privacy, and how we can help our kids stay sceptical (and safe) in an AI world.
Are parent control apps enough anymore?
Sitting down and talking about AI does more than any setting ever will. Here's a simple family agreement to read, fill in, and sign together. Copy and print it.
We can't lock the door on AI, but we can give our kids the keys. Here are 5 low-pressure questions to start the conversation with your child, without the lecture.
A chatbot has algorithms, not a moral compass. Here are 5 signs your child's AI conversations may have gone too far, and what to do about each one.
Taking the phone away at 9pm feels like a win. But AI isn't in the phone, it's an account, waiting on every other screen. Here's why the "no phones" rule falls short.
Your child's curiosity about AI is a good thing. Here's how to let them explore it safely, without stumbling into misinformation or leaning on it too much.
AI chatbots can be genuinely useful for kids, but the risks aren't always easy to spot. Here are the warning signs worth knowing, and what to do if you see them.
AI is a completely new kind of risk for children, one most parental controls were never built for. Here are the real dangers every parent should understand.
If your child has mentioned ChatGPT recently, you might have had some thoughts about it, “is that the AI thing everyone is using?” You might be worrying that they’re cheating at their homework.
