Episode 1: Vulnerabilities and Grooming Tactics
That online friend. They seem to make your teen feel cared for, confident and connected. But are they truly a friend, or could they be a predator in disguise? Learn more about the inherent vulnerabilities of children and youth, and how to identify the grooming tactics predators use to lure them into dangerous traps.
Episode 2: Warning Signs and Action Steps
Perhaps you’re feeling concerned for a child or teen that you care for, or maybe you see warning signs and have alarm bells ringing in your gut. So, what exactly should you do next? We encourage you to sit down with Kelly, our staff expert on internet safety. In this video, she will empower you with action steps and resources to help the kids in your life.
Episode 3: Connected Devices
Internet devices need parental controls just like when you prepare a teen to get their driver’s license — but before you hand over the keys. In this episode, Kelly will take you through different types of parental controls and helpful resources to get you started, so that you can protect, and then prepare your child’s internal guardrails as they engage with the online world.
Episode 4: Networking Devices
The easiest place to start putting safeguards around a child’s internet experience in by arming their home. In this episode, Kelly shows you how you can utilize the parental control options you already have access to (like those offered through your internet provider and router) as well some additional gadgets that could help make the internet in your home even safer (like router add-ons).
Episode 5: Parental Controls for Devices
In this episode we will work together to enable parental control settings on devices- both iOS and Google Android. This not only helps with at home control but wherever your children may take their devices!
Episode 6: Dangerous Messaging Apps & How To Protect Your Kids
Read about Kelly’s experience using apps popular among teens and sexual predators.
Episode 7: Talking to your Teens about Sexting
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