{"id":11037,"date":"2020-08-19T23:59:17","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T22:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/screentimelabs.com\/?p=11037"},"modified":"2022-03-17T01:52:33","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T01:52:33","slug":"teaching-your-kids-about-internet-security-15-age-appropriate-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/screentimelabs.com\/blog\/teaching-your-kids-about-internet-security-15-age-appropriate-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Your Kids about Internet Security: 15 Age-Appropriate Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There are a lot of risks online. Yet, the most common one, by far, is financial. Computer and data security are something kids should learn now, as they&#8217;ll need those skills throughout their lives. Here&#8217;s how to teach them how to be smart online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Set Up \u201cTraining Wheels\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Until kids fully get the lessons you&#8217;re teaching them, the internet will need&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.safekids.com\/internet-safety-by-age\/\">&#8220;training wheels:&#8221;&nbsp;<\/a>&nbsp;Software-level security that prevents attacks and mistakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Create a charging space where they have to leave game consoles, tablets, and other gadgets to charge that&#8217;s away from schoolwork and bedtime spaces.<\/li><li>Limit them to age-appropriate hardware and platforms like tablets designed for kids and \u201ckids\u201d versions of apps.<\/li><li>Configure the settings of their apps to limit access to data and chat functions where possible.<\/li><li>Set operating-system-level controls to block in-app purchases and to place a PIN on any downloads.<\/li><li>Use parental control software to prevent \u201cworkarounds\u201d in downloading apps and to enforce other rules, such as no tablets during homework time.<\/li><li>Install filtering software to limit malicious and unwanted links.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Free Isn&#8217;t Free<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nothing on the internet is free, and kids need to learn what they pay in return for the games and widgets they download.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Open up the app store and show kids the permissions you agree to download an app, and what those permissions mean.<\/li><li>Discuss with them&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/screentimelabs.com\/top-7-ways-to-protect-your-childs-digital-privacy\/\">what &#8220;ad-supported&#8221; means<\/a>&nbsp;and how to spot a \u201cpay-to-win\u201d game.<\/li><li>Show them how ringtones and other downloads may hide malware.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"404\" src=\"https:\/\/screentimelabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/parental-control-software2-3.jpg\" alt=\"Father sitting with his daughter in front of a laptop.\" class=\"wp-image-11038\" srcset=\"https:\/\/screentimelabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/parental-control-software2-3.jpg 600w, https:\/\/screentimelabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/parental-control-software2-3-200x135.jpg 200w, https:\/\/screentimelabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/parental-control-software2-3-50x34.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Spotting Fakes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Discuss why they should never click a link in an email or chat without checking it. This is a common way hackers get malware on your computer.<\/li><li>Walk them through the basics of spotting a fake email. Have them check the email address a message comes from, for example.<\/li><li>Show how emails attempt to manipulate you into clicking links, whether for legitimate sales or dangerous purposes.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Trust But Verify<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The internet thrives on trust. Trust between people, trust between customers and companies, and trust between&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumer.ftc.gov\/articles\/0017-kids-and-computer-security\">people and governments<\/a>. Yet trust isn&#8217;t blind, and kids should learn to \u201ctrust but verify.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Show them how you deal with potentially fraudulent messages, such as if you get an email from your bank. 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