Keeping Kids Safe
Manage Internet and Media for Benefits, not Scares
We all want our kids to be protected
House Rules
Filters
Separate Kid Accounts
Use Some Common Sense
Common Sense Media is a great nonprofit organization with a website to help parents, teachers, and kids make smart choices.
From their site's page, https://www.commonsensemedia.org, here is some information about their organization:
"Media and technology are at the very center of all our lives today -- especially our children’s. Kids today spend over 50 hours of screen time every week. The media content they consume and create has a profound impact on their social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development. Learning how to use media and technology wisely is an essential skill for life and learning in the 21st century. But parents, teachers, and policymakers struggle to keep up with the rapidly changing digital world in which our children live and learn. Now more than ever, they need a trusted guide to help them navigate a world where change is the only constant.
Common Sense Media helps families make smart media choices. We offer the largest, most trusted library of independent age-based and educational ratings and reviews for movies, games, apps, TV shows, websites, books, and music. Our Parent Concerns and Parent Blog help families understand and navigate the problems and possibilities of raising children in the digital age."
Give 'em the good stuff!
The same is true with media and internet resources. The more of the "good stuff" we give kids, the more quickly the junk stands out and they learn to find something better. Here are some resources you can trust!