What we do
Help you see what matters first for your household, using current UK guidance — in a practical plan a real person checks before it reaches you.
For UK parents of 5-18s
Know what matters online for your child — before it becomes a crisis.
Answer a few questions about your family and get one calm, clear read: what actually matters for your child right now, what can wait, and the few things worth doing first — reviewed by a real person, and kept current as things change.
Checked by a real person
Kept current — June 2026
Nothing installed on their phone
No child-identifiable data
Know what matters.
Which risks actually apply to your child right now — and which ones can wait.
Always up to date.
Every guide is dated and kept current, so you're never acting on advice that's gone stale.
Checked by a person.
A real person turns the guidance into a clear order of what to do first.
New: your Control Centre
Instant access, and one tap to the controls that matter.
The moment you join, you get a home base: screen-time guidance for your child's age, a family agreement you can build in two minutes, and a tick-along list that takes you straight to the real device and app controls. Nothing is installed on their phone — you stay in control.
What you get back
Everything you need to act this week — your plan, the guides for your apps, and the words to use.
Why we built this for you
You're not short of advice. You're short of a clear sense of what's worth worrying about — and what isn't.
It won't spy on your child, and it won't bury you in two hundred articles. It tells you what matters now, what's changed recently, and the few things actually worth doing about it.
Plain answers
Straight answers to what parents ask.
The questions we get most, before you buy.
Is this monitoring software?
No. Bearings does not install anything on a child's phone, read messages, collect screenshots or create child accounts. It is parent education and planning.
Why pay when guidance is free?
The facts are free; knowing which ones matter for your child — and which you can stop worrying about — isn't. You're paying for a calm, prioritised read of your own household, reviewed by a person and kept current, instead of piecing it together across a dozen tabs.
What makes it current?
Every plan and guide is dated and shows where its advice comes from, and a monthly update keeps it from quietly going out of date.
How it works
A few questions, a human check, then a plan you can act on.
No child account, no app on their phone, no uploads, no screenshots, and no child-identifiable data required.
1
Answer the Readiness Check.About two minutes, no sign-up to start.
2
Answer a few questions about your household.Just structured questions — no names, schools, photos or message uploads.
3
Receive your reviewed plan.Your plan links directly into the guides and playbooks that apply.
The promise
No spying. No scare tactics. Just a clear idea of what to do first.
Bearings is calm, practical help for parents — not monitoring software. It doesn't track your child, score your family, or replace emergency services.
What we do not do
We do not monitor your child, collect their messages, predict harm, guarantee safety or handle live incidents.