Bikram Sutar

Bikram Sutar is the founder of Suvi, an Android launcher that replaces blanket parental controls with earned freedom. He writes here about first phones, screen time and what the software in this category can and cannot do.

Suvi is an Android launcher rather than a locked-down handset, so it runs on the phone a family already owns. The argument behind it is that restriction alone does not teach a child anything — it buys time while they learn, and the learning has to be built in.

How the writing here works

Every article names its sources in the text and lists them at the bottom. Where a number comes from a survey, the sample size and date are stated. Nothing here invents a personal anecdote to sound warmer than it is, and where a free tool does the job better than paying us, the articles say so — the landscape guide recommends Google Family Link outright for families it suits.

Getting in touch

Corrections and disagreements are welcome, particularly from parents who have tried something that did not work.

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