GlareGuard

GlareGuard is a mobile app that helps parents reduce two common, preventable risks: excessive headphone volume and late-night bright-screen exposure. It connects to iOS Screen Time/Android Digital Wellbeing to read screen usage patterns and uses optional microphone-based spot checks to estimate typical listening volume (not recording audio). Parents set age-appropriate limits and get simple, actionable nudges: “headphones too loud for too long,” “bedtime screen brightness spike,” and “take a 20-second distance break.” The app includes kid-friendly challenges (streaks for safe listening and eye breaks) and a parent dashboard with weekly summaries you can share with a pediatrician or school nurse. This is not a medical diagnostic tool; it’s behavior change and monitoring. Realistically, success depends on making setup painless and insights trustworthy without feeling like surveillance.