For parents of kids ages 8 to 17
Know Their Apps is a calm, practical way to find out what is on your kid's phone and what to say about it. You do not need to be technical. You do not need to take the phone away.
Your kid's phone is the one thing in your house you can't see into.
You have met their friends. You have not met the accounts messaging them inside an app you have never opened. The game they call "gaming" is an open room a stranger can walk into.
And the newest one isn't a person at all. It is the AI they told you was just for homework.
That is not a reason to panic, and it is not a reason to take the phone away. It is a reason to pay attention, and to know what to say. The parents who handle this well are not the most technical ones. They are the ones who decided to start.
Start free with one decision. Then build the habit.
Step 1, free
A one-page checklist for the next time your child asks to download something.
Step 2
One calm system for every app: Know, Notice, Talk, Agree, Respond.
Digital downloads written for parents of kids ages 8 to 17. Nothing to install, no subscription, no tech skills needed.
The checklist is free. The Parent Playbook is a one-time payment at checkout. No subscription and no recurring billing.
If the KTA Parent Playbook is not a good fit for your family, email support@knowtheirapps.com within 14 days of purchase and we will refund your purchase. See our refund policy.
No. That advice is useless to a parent whose child already has one, and it costs you the relationship you need in order to help.
No. There is no jargon in the book and nothing to install.
No. It is a book and a printable kit. There is nothing to install, and it does not ask you to watch your child's screen.
Yes. Seven of the pages are organized by age band, and the framework is the same at every age. What changes is how much your child carries.
My name is Ryan, and I am a dad of three whose kids are entering their teenage years. I am not a security expert and I do not claim to be. Everything in the Playbook was built for my family first. I am a parent one step ahead, sharing what worked, not an expert issuing instructions.