
What are you most excited about having your own phone / tablet?

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Whether your family is on a laptop, tablet, or phone, you have control over how much information your device shares, and with whom. It’s important to understand the settings, and how they affect the safety of your, and your kids’, data. Privacy settings are important not only on shared devices, but also when your child gets their own device.
Regardless of whether your child has their own device or uses a shared one, consider adjusting or limiting who can communicate with them through chat or direct message features on apps they may use. Take this opportunity to talk to your kids about not sharing personal or identifying information in online spaces, including in their usernames (ie: full name, name of their school, address, photos of themselves and/or siblings, etc.).
Talk to your kids about where they go online, what they see, and who they interact with. Let them know you may monitor their activity as they learn what’s safe and what’s not. If you plan to leverage monitoring apps, discuss it with them and be as transparent as possible.
What are you most excited about having your own phone / tablet?
Building healthy habits means talking about online behavior on an ongoing basis. Kids’ interests and explorations are always evolving, so your approach needs to evolve as well. Keep the conversation open and ongoing, and be sure they know they can always come to you if they need help or something makes them uncomfortable online.
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