Have a Good Life

• First Question: How old is your little app user? Do they really need a smartphone or tablet?
• “Raising Cyberethical Kids”
  • Book: https://link.cybertraps.com/RCK_PB
  • Audio Course: https://gum.co/rckaudio
• Issues to Consider When Planning Child App Use
  • Age
  • Maturity
  • Life Balance
  • Necessity (School Work, Family Communication, etc.)
  • In-App Purchases / Costs
  • Privacy Issues (COPPA)
  • Deception and Danger (Inappropriate MessagingHidden Albums
• What Needs to Be Managed?
  • Screen Time
    • Can Be Tough During a Global Pandemic
  • Downloading and Installation of Apps
  • Communication with Unknown Individuals
    • Not Necessarily a Threat But Worth Monitoring
  • Taking and Posting of Inappropriate Photos
  • Access to Inappropriate Content / Goods / Services
    • Algorithms Are Not Your Child’s Friend
    • TikTok Is Emerging as a Particularly Powerful Source of Risky Challenges
  • Location
• How to Manage Your Child’s Online Experience
  • Educate Yourself
    • Manuals and Company Information
    • Web Searches
  • Communicate with Your Child
  • Encourage Kids to Be Educators within the Family
  • Use Built-in Parental Controls
    • Cellular Companies
    • Device Manufacturers
    • Software Providers
      • Operating Systems
      • Specific Programs or Apps
    • Game Manufacturers
  • Consider a Third-Party Solution
  • Regularly Review and Recalibrate Settings
  • Set a Good Example
  • Be Realistic
    • No Tool Is Perfect
    • Your Child May Be Highly Motivated to Circumvent
• Resources for Review
  • ADDitude: Mo Devices Mo Problems: ADDitude’s Top 10 Parental Control Apps
    https://www.additudemag.com/screen-time-parental-control-apps/
  • Common Sense Media: Parents’ Ultimate Guide to Parental Controls
    https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/parents-ultimate-guide-to-parental-controls
  • PC Magazine: The Best Parental Control Software for 2021
    https://www.pcmag.com/picks/the-best-parental-control-software
  • PC Magazine: Apple vs. Google vs. Microsoft: Who Has the Best Free Parental Controls?
    https://www.pcmag.com/picks/apple-vs-google-vs-microsoft-who-has-the-best-free-parental-controls
  • Safewise: The Best Parental Control Apps of 2021
    https://www.safewise.com/resources/parental-control-filters-buyers-guide/
  • The New York Times: What Weird Games Lurk on Your Kid’s Tablet?
    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/12/parenting/toddler-tablet-games.html
  • The Washington Post: Teens find circumventing Apple’s parental controls is child’s play
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/10/15/teens-find-circumventing-apples-parental-controls-is-childs-play/

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