Digital Safety Resources
Digital devices like phones, tablets, laptops, televisions and video game consoles have brought added convenience and entertainment to our fingertips. But they also bring new challenges to both to health and safety, especially for kids and teens. Here you'll find helpful information on how media can impact their health and wellbeing. If you have concerns about your child's digital safety you'll find great resources here to share and discuss. By keeping the dialogue open and supportive, you'll help them navigate the digital world confidently and responsibly.
- 5 ways to get drivers to stop texting
- Cell phone safety
- Cyberbullying
- Human trafficking
- Indicators of human trafficking
- Media use guidelines
- Media use guidelines: preschoolers
- Media use guidelines: babies and toddlers
- Healthy habits for media use
- How media use can affect kids
- Media use guidelines: big kids
- Media use guidelines: teens
- Monitoring your child's media use
- Online Safety
- Online safety – kids
- Online safety – parents
- Online safety – teens
- Protecting your online identity and reputation
- Sexting: what parents need to know
- Sexual harassment and sexual bullying
- Talking to your kids about social media
- Teaching kids to be smart about social media
- Technology: 5 ways to reboot yourself
- Texting and walking
- Multiplayer games online: keeping kids safe
- Social media and your child’s mental health
- Teaching kids to be smart about social media
- Kids and video games
- Teaching kids to be smart about strangers