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Is Remind safe for your child?
Age guide
13+
We advise Remind from age 13 and up. Overall risk 2/10 (low risk).
- 5-8
- Children at this age typically use Remind through a parent's account to receive school updates; direct interaction is rare and should be supervised.
- 9-12
- Students may use Remind to receive messages from teachers about homework or class activities; direct messaging with teachers is common, but group chats are less frequent.
- 13-15
- Teens often use Remind for school announcements, assignment reminders, and to communicate directly with teachers or coaches; group messaging for clubs or teams is also common.
- 16+
- Older teens use Remind as a primary school communication tool, managing multiple class groups and direct messages with educators, often with increased autonomy.
Remind is a communication platform primarily used by schools and teachers to send messages to students and parents. It allows for one-way announcements and two-way conversations.
- Age guide
- 13+
- Overall risk
- 2/10
- Violence
- 1/10
- Toxic behaviour
- 1/10
- Stranger contact
- 3/10
- Addiction risk
- 3/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Influence
- 3/10
What parents should know
Remind is a communication platform widely used by schools to connect teachers, students, and parents. It facilitates announcements, homework reminders, and direct messaging. Parents should ensure their child understands its purpose as a school tool and reinforce appropriate online communication habits.
What to do about Remind
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 Remind is 13+, and the answer changes with your child's age. - The one setting to change tonight
The exact Remind setting that cuts the most risk, with the steps to find it. - What to say
Word-for-word openers for talking about Remind without a row. - Red flags to watch for
The signals in Remind that mean it is time to step in.
Remind age rating and parents guide: common questions
What age rating is Remind?
Parentwise puts Remind at 13+. We advise Remind from age 13 and up. Overall risk 2/10 (low risk). Violence scores 1/10, language 1/10, stranger contact 3/10 and addiction risk 3/10.
Can a 10 year old use Remind?
Not by default: we advise Remind from 13+, so at 10 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. Students may use Remind to receive messages from teachers about homework or class activities; direct messaging with teachers is common, but group chats are less frequent.
Can a 12 year old use Remind?
Not by default: we advise Remind from 13+, so at 12 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. Students may use Remind to receive messages from teachers about homework or class activities; direct messaging with teachers is common, but group chats are less frequent.
Can a 13 year old use Remind?
Yes, 13 is at or above the age we advise for Remind (13+). Teens often use Remind for school announcements, assignment reminders, and to communicate directly with teachers or coaches; group messaging for clubs or teams is also common.
Is Remind appropriate for kids?
Remind is a communication platform widely used by schools to connect teachers, students, and parents. Parentwise rates Remind overall as low risk (2/10), with stranger contact at 3/10 and addiction risk at 3/10.
Is Remind family friendly?
Remind is one of the lower-risk titles we rate. It facilitates announcements, homework reminders, and direct messaging.
Remind parents guide: what should a parent know first?
Remind is a communication platform widely used by schools to connect teachers, students, and parents. The parts that most often catch parents out are stranger contact (3/10) and how hard it pulls for more time (3/10).
Is Remind safe for kids?
We advise Remind from age 13 and up. Overall risk 2/10 (low risk). It facilitates announcements, homework reminders, and direct messaging.
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