Internet Safety
Conversations, house rules and the risks worth knowing about before your kids find them first.
- Internet Safety5 Simple Actions You Can Take to Keep Your Family Safe OnlineFive steps that make the biggest difference to your family's online safety: updates, stronger sign-ins, parental controls, privacy settings and a family plan.
- Internet SafetyPrivate Browsing: Are Your Kids Hiding Their Web Activity?What private and incognito browsing really hide, what they don't, and how to turn them off on iPhone, Android and Chromebook using Screen Time and Family Link.
- Internet SafetyAsk.fm Settings for Safety and Privacy: What Happened to ASKfm and What to Check NowASKfm, the anonymous Q&A site, shut down in December 2024. What it was, why parents worried, and the settings that matter on today's anonymous question apps.
- Internet SafetyThe Dangers of Online Chat Sites: What Parents Need to KnowRandom chat sites, chat inside games and messaging with strangers: the real risks for kids, the warning signs of grooming, and practical steps parents can take.
- Internet SafetyHow to Control Your Digital Footprint (and Help Your Kids Manage Theirs)How to find what the internet knows about you, clean up old accounts and posts, remove personal info from Google, and teach your kids to post more wisely.
- Internet SafetyDigital Parenting, Hollywood Style: What Celebrity Families Teach Us About Kids and PrivacyFamous parents have long fought to keep their kids out of the spotlight. What families can learn about sharenting, consent and tech rules across two homes.
- Internet SafetyFamily Media Agreement: How to Write One That Actually Works (With Sample Rules)How to create a family media agreement for phones, games and social media, what to include at each age, sample rules you can adapt, and how to keep it working.
- Internet SafetyIs Kik Okay for Kids? What Parents Need to Know in 2026Kik is a username-based messaging app that now says it's for adults only. Why it isn't suitable for kids or teens, warning signs, and safer messaging options.
- Internet SafetyMoshi Monsters: What Happened to the Kids' Game, and What Parents Should Know NowMoshi Monsters, the virtual pet world for kids, closed in 2019. What it was, what the Moshi brand is today, its planned return, and how to judge online worlds.
- Internet SafetyHow to Protect Your Family's Privacy Online: A Practical GuideSimple, current steps to protect your family's privacy online: lock down accounts, limit app permissions, share less, and teach kids what stays private.
- Internet SafetySafe Online Shopping Tips for Families: How to Avoid ScamsPractical safe online shopping tips: spot fake stores, pay the safer way, avoid delivery scams, protect kids from in-app charges, and know what to do if scammed.
- Internet SafetySextortion: What It Is and What Parents Can DoWhat sextortion is, how scammers target teens, warning signs to watch for, and exactly what to do if your child is being threatened, including where to report it.
- Internet SafetyHow to Talk With Kids About Online Safety, Age by AgeHow to talk with kids about online safety at every age: what to say, when to start, the topics to cover, and how to keep kids coming back to you when trouble hits.
- Internet SafetyThe Back-to-School Tech Checklist for ParentsA back-to-school tech checklist for parents: device updates, school accounts, passwords, parental controls, phone rules, screen time and privacy, all in one place.
- Internet SafetyViruses, Malware and Hackers: A Plain-English Guide for FamiliesWhat viruses, malware, phishing and hackers actually are, how families get hit, the built-in protection you already have, and what to do if a device is infected.
- Internet SafetyWhat Was Omegle, and Is It Okay for Kids? What Parents Need to Know NowOmegle shut down in November 2023. Here is what it was, why it closed, the copycat sites that took its place, and how to keep kids away from random video chat.
- Internet SafetyWould You Leave Your Child Alone at the Mall? Rethinking Online SupervisionMost parents wouldn't leave a young child alone at the mall, yet many hand over unfiltered internet. How to match online freedom to your child's age.