Guides for parents who pay attention
Short, practical reading on the things that come up at home: screens, schoolwork and knowing how your child is really doing. Each guide stands on its own, whether or not you use Dad's Academy.
Last reviewed: September 2026
Screen time
- How much screen time should a child have? (by age)What the AAP, the Canadian Paediatric Society and the WHO actually say, age by age, and what to do where they don't give a number.
- How to lock a Windows PC until homework is doneStep by step with Microsoft Family Safety, the simpler options, and where each one falls short.
- The best earn-screen-time apps (2026), including WindowsA fair roundup of apps that let children earn screen time through chores or learning, with the devices each one supports.
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