Child and Adolescent Internet Safety

Before giving your child a phone or any internet-connected device, it's crucial to understand internet safety. While phones offer benefits like emergency access, school support, and social connections, they also pose risks:
-Strangers with harmful intentions can use the internet to target children.
-Inappropriate content may expose your child to age-inappropriate information.
-Devices can increase the risk of cyberbullying.
Ensure your child is mature enough to understand these dangers, and educate yourself on internet safety before allowing them to use such devices.

Child and Adolescent Internet Safety


 

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Tips for Keeping Your Child Safe on the Internet
  • Discuss internet dangers openly with your child.
  • Limit phone and social media time.
  • Encourage device use in shared spaces for easy monitoring.
  • Collect devices before bedtime.
  • Ensure your child shares their location with you.
  • Regularly check conversations for cyberbullying.
  • Set social media accounts to private.
  • Teach your child not to share personal information online.
  • Advise them to accept friend requests only from real-life acquaintances.
  • Know your child's passwords and monitor accounts regularly.
  • Use a parental control app to oversee content and access.
Parent Monitoring Tools
Parent monitoring tools are important for a variety of reasons such as: online safety against predators and cyberbullying, content control to monitor age appropriate access, screen time management, and more! These tools give you, as the parent, peace of mind when giving your youth access to a phone and the internet.
Commonly Used Monitoring Apps
** Disclaimer:The inclusion of an app does not imply endorsement, and the absence of an app does not suggest it is not of high quality. We recommend conducting your own research before selecting any tools.
  • Bark- Parental Control App
  • Aura- Parental Control App
  • Qustodio- Parental Control App
  • mSpy- Parental Control App

Providing tools and tips to improve family-school relationships.