Family
$29 hardcover
The no-BS parental guide to online safety, cyberbullying, and voice scams.
Your kids grow up online. Your parents get calls that sound like family in trouble. AI made both problems louder and faster. This guide gives parents and grandparents a shared playbook: what to watch for, how to talk about it, and what to do when a fake emergency call hits your phone.
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For parents and adult kids who want a calm plan, not a panic spiral. Practical scripts, settings, and habits you can use this week.
★★★★★ 4.8 average · 2,617 reviews
Gave this to my sister after that voice-clone kid scare went around our family group chat. She’s 58, not into “AI stuff,” and she actually finished it. Short enough. Clear enough. We’ve got a family code word now for emergency calls. Sounds small until you need it.
I’m 78. Bought one for myself and one for my daughter’s family. The voice-scam chapter hit hard — we almost fell for a “grandpa, I’m in trouble” call two winters ago. Practical, respectful, no scare tactics. We’ve already changed how we answer unknown numbers.
I’m 55 with two teenagers and an aging dad who lives alone. This book covers both ends. The voice scam chapter made my stomach drop because we almost fell for one last Christmas. Clear scripts for what to say when someone calls claiming to be your kid. I made both my teens read the cyberbullying section. Not preachy. Just useful.
My wife and I were arguing about how much phone time the kids get and what apps are safe. This gave us a shared playbook instead of another fight. Practical settings, what to watch for with deepfake bullying photos, how to talk to kids without freaking them out. We’re keeping it in the living room.
I work part-time at a library and parents ask me about this stuff every week. Most “guides” online are either ads or fearmongering. This hardcover is the first thing I’ve felt good recommending. Real scenarios. Real language. I bought my own copy after borrowing a friend’s.
Good parental guide. Wish it had a few more screenshots for iPhone settings, but the advice on voice scams and stranger contact is excellent. My daughter is 14. We sat down one night and went through the checklist together. She actually listened, which never happens.
Grandma here. My grandkids live three states away and I get video calls all the time. After reading about deepfakes I started verifying with a family code word. Sounds silly until you need it. Thankful someone wrote this for regular people, not Silicon Valley.
I’m 67. Raised my kids before smartphones. Raising grandkids around AI is a different world. This book didn’t talk down to me. Explained online safety and the fake emergency calls in a way I could act on the same day. Bought copies for both my daughters.
