The Digital Dad
Practical online safety, gaming and digital advice for parents. Understand the apps, games and technology your children use — without needing to become a tech expert.
Practical online safety, gaming and digital advice for parents. Understand the apps, games and technology your children use — without needing to become a tech expert.
The Fortnite Parent Guide — Everything Parents Need to Know About Fortnite
Does your child play Fortnite, but you feel like you're constantly trying to work out what they're actually doing?
The Fortnite Parent Guide is a straightforward, plain-English guide for parents and carers whose children play Fortnite.
You don't need to understand gaming. You don't need to become a Fortnite expert. You just need to know enough to make informed decisions and have better conversations with your child.
Inside, you'll learn:
What Fortnite actually is — explained without gaming jargon
Why Fortnite is so engaging and why children can find it difficult to stop playing
V-Bucks, Battle Passes and in-game spending — including what you're actually paying for
Who your child may be talking to online and how Fortnite's communication features work
Fortnite parental controls and the important settings parents should know about
Screen time and setting boundaries without turning every gaming session into an argument
Creative Mode and UEFN, and what your child can do beyond the standard Battle Royale
A plain-English Fortnite dictionary covering common terms, slang and gaming language
What to say when your child tells you "everyone else is allowed"
What parents should actually worry about — and what probably isn't worth panicking about
A practical 10-minute parent audit
A Fortnite conversation guide with questions that can help you understand your child's experience
A handy parent cheat sheet you can return to whenever you need it
Made for parents, not gamers
This isn't an anti-Fortnite guide and it isn't a lecture about screen time.
It's designed for ordinary parents who want to understand Fortnite, online gaming, in-game purchases, parental controls, online communication and gaming boundaries without spending hours researching everything themselves.
Your child understands Fortnite. You don't have to.
📖 30-page digital guide
💷 £4.99
📥 Instant digital download
The Fortnite Parent Guide is an independent, unofficial resource and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Epic Games
The Digital Dad helps parents understand the digital world their children are growing up in.
From Fortnite and Roblox to social media, online gaming, privacy and parental controls, we explain confusing technology and digital jargon in plain English.
You'll find practical guides, safety checklists and straightforward advice to help you understand what your child is doing online, who they may be communicating with and which settings are worth checking.
No scare stories. No judgement. No need to become a tech expert.
Just useful digital advice for real parents.
Free Fortnite parent safety checklist for UK parents. Learn the essential Fortnite parental controls, voice chat, spending, screen time, privacy and online safety checks in just 10 minutes.
Fortnite can be suitable for children when the right parental controls, privacy settings and communication controls are in place. Parents should check who their child can communicate with, what content they can access, how much they can spend and how long they play. The Digital Dad's Fortnite Parent Guide explains the key settings in plain English.
Epic Games provides parental controls covering communication, purchases, age ratings, play time and other account settings. Some controls also need to be checked on the console or device your child uses.
Fortnite's voice chat can be turned off or restricted using Epic Games' communication settings. Parents can also use parental controls to manage voice and text chat depending on the child's account and settings.
Epic Games parental controls include purchase controls that can help parents manage spending. It's also worth checking the payment settings on the console or device your child uses, as platform settings can provide additional controls.
Roblox can be a positive experience for children when parents understand the available safety and parental controls. Parents can manage content maturity, chat and connections, screen time and spending through Roblox parental controls. The right settings depend on your child's age and account.