App · Low risk

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.
See what to change tonight

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.

Parents also checked

Browse all 1,275 entries · Read our safety guides

Release and popularity data comes in part from RAWG, TVMaze (CC BY-SA) and Wikidata (CC0). Safety guidance is written by Parentwise.