When children use the internet they're supposed to play games they read about on the backs of cereal boxes, not check their Gmail accounts and write Facebook statuses.
The internet-at-large can be a scary place for kids, after all, but Google might be aiming to start changing that.
The search company is working to overhaul its online services so that children under the age of 13 can safely use them, according to The Information.
Currently users of services like Google+ and Gmail must be over 13-years-old to sign up or have permission from their parents, though these restrictions are easy to get around. Instead of pretending kids aren't using Google services, the company apparently wants to enable parents to create a safe environment for their offspring.
This means tools that will reportedly include a dashboard parents can use to oversee their kids' online activity, a YouTube site just for kids.