Examples of Research-Based Safety Advice

Parents’ Guides A Parents’ Guide to Facebook A Parents’ Guide to Google+ Safety Tips FAQ on Sexting and Sextortion Tips to Prevent Teen Sexting Tips for Smart Videogaming Safety Tips for GPS Location-Sharing Cellphone Safety Tips Safety tips en Español View all...

Sign a family contract for online safety and smart use of technology

by Larry Magid   Several years ago, my site SafeKids.com, developed a Family Contract for Online Safety and every few months I make sure it’s up-to-date. The idea of a contract, or series of pledges, is to get everyone in the family on board as to what it means...

Helping kids who encounter porn: 'The Talk' x3

Level-headed advice for parents who really want to help and not overreact By Anne Collier It’s no longer just two talks that parents need to have with their kids, the New York Times suggests – “the early lesson about the ‘birds and the bees’...

Online privacy primer

by Larry Magid View more presentations from ConnectSafely Privacy Primer Slideshow Watch what you post There is a lot of talk about how social networks, search engines and even seemingly innocuous websites can invade our privacy, but the biggest risk to our privacy is...

Mindfulness for safety as well as success online

We can help our kids see that, whether they’re online or offline, sharing and socializing mindfully makes everything go better. Here’s how. By Anne Collier As long as there has been a “we” we’ve had the human drama running in the...