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Is ParentSquare safe for your child?
Age guide
5+ (school-dependent)
We advise ParentSquare from age 5 and up. Overall risk 2/10 (low risk).
- 5-8
- For this age, ParentSquare is primarily a parent-facing tool for receiving classroom updates, permission slips, and school announcements directly from teachers.
- 9-12
- Parents will use ParentSquare to track school events, sign up for parent-teacher conferences, and view photos or updates from class activities.
- 13-15
- ParentSquare allows parents to monitor their teenager's school attendance, receive alerts for important deadlines, and communicate directly with school counselors or administrators.
- 16+
- At this age, ParentSquare remains a crucial communication hub for parents to receive college application guidance, scholarship information, and graduation updates from the school.
ParentSquare is a unified communication platform designed for K-12 schools to facilitate communication between schools, parents, and students. It streamlines alerts, notices, forms, and direct messaging.
- Age guide
- 5+ (school-dependent)
- Overall risk
- 2/10
- Violence
- 1/10
- Toxic behaviour
- 1/10
- Stranger contact
- 2/10
- Addiction risk
- 2/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Influence
- 1/10
What parents should know
ParentSquare is a unified communication platform designed to connect parents, students, and schools through a single application. It facilitates announcements, direct messaging, event sign-ups, and document sharing, streamlining school-to-home communication. Parents should customize notification settings and regularly check the platform to stay informed about their child's academic progress and school activities.
What to do about ParentSquare
Free with a Parentwise account. The age-by-age verdict needs your child's age, which is why it lives behind the account.
- The age-by-age verdict
What we advise for under 8, 8-12 and 13+ - our age guide for ParentSquare is 5+ (school-dependent), and the answer changes with your child's age. - The one setting to change tonight
The exact ParentSquare setting that cuts the most risk, with the steps to find it. - What to say
Word-for-word openers for talking about ParentSquare without a row. - Red flags to watch for
The signals in ParentSquare that mean it is time to step in.
ParentSquare age rating and parents guide: common questions
What age rating is ParentSquare?
Parentwise puts ParentSquare at 5+ (school-dependent). We advise ParentSquare from age 5 and up. Overall risk 2/10 (low risk). Violence scores 1/10, language 1/10, stranger contact 2/10 and addiction risk 2/10.
Can a 10 year old use ParentSquare?
Yes, 10 is at or above the age we advise for ParentSquare (5+). Parents will use ParentSquare to track school events, sign up for parent-teacher conferences, and view photos or updates from class activities.
Can a 12 year old use ParentSquare?
Yes, 12 is at or above the age we advise for ParentSquare (5+). Parents will use ParentSquare to track school events, sign up for parent-teacher conferences, and view photos or updates from class activities.
Can a 13 year old use ParentSquare?
Yes, 13 is at or above the age we advise for ParentSquare (5+). ParentSquare allows parents to monitor their teenager's school attendance, receive alerts for important deadlines, and communicate directly with school counselors or administrators.
Is ParentSquare appropriate for kids?
ParentSquare is a unified communication platform designed to connect parents, students, and schools through a single application. Parentwise rates ParentSquare overall as low risk (2/10), with stranger contact at 2/10 and addiction risk at 2/10.
Is ParentSquare family friendly?
ParentSquare is one of the lower-risk titles we rate. It facilitates announcements, direct messaging, event sign-ups, and document sharing, streamlining school-to-home communication.
ParentSquare parents guide: what should a parent know first?
ParentSquare is a unified communication platform designed to connect parents, students, and schools through a single application. The parts that most often catch parents out are stranger contact (2/10) and how hard it pulls for more time (2/10).
Is ParentSquare safe for kids?
We advise ParentSquare from age 5 and up. Overall risk 2/10 (low risk). It facilitates announcements, direct messaging, event sign-ups, and document sharing, streamlining school-to-home communication.
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