Talking With Girls About Internet Safety

Sometimes we love the Internet…sometimes we hate it. Regardless of our feelings, all of us need to be having multiple talks with our girls about Internet safety. Luckily many resources exist, including Google’s “Be Internet Awesome” curriculum. Its purpose is to help families develop online healthy habits through five key areas:

Smart: Share With Care
Alert: Don’t Fall for Fake
Strong: Secure Your Secrets
Kind: It’s Cool to Be Kind
Brave: When in Doubt, Talk it Out

Below are several pieces of “Be Internet Awesome” and other resources to aid you with raising well-informed and empowered Internet users.

Google’s Family Guide and Tips

Packed with valuable stuff, the Family Guide and Tips (using the five areas mentioned above) encourages family discussion, learning, and thinking about maneuvering the online world together.

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Google’s Wellbeing Family Guide

Maintaining a balanced screen life can be hard. Past generations simply switched off their televisions. Today, disconnecting means parents and children are prioritizing the quality of time they spend together. The Digital Wellbeing Family Guide sparks dialogue about screens and what it means to balance online time with the physical world.

Download the Digital Wellbeing Family Guide

LifeKit Podcasts Internet and Screens

Recently NPR produced a series of LifeKit podcasts about kids and screen time. Doctors and experts share science-backed advice with host Anya Kamenetz in these three excellent episodes:

More Resources Internet Safety

It’s no secret parenting in the Internet era can be exhausting. But with the right tools, we can lay a strong foundation so our kids will grow online safely and successfully.

Written by Erin Prather Stafford
Top photo by Steinar Engeland on Unsplash

Google’s Family Guide and Tips

Google’s Wellbeing Family Guide

LifeKit Podcasts Internet and Screens

More Resources Internet Safety

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