Digital Safety
The internet is an important tool for learning, connection, and entertainment—but it also comes with risks. The resources below help parents and caregivers protect children online, understand popular apps, and encourage responsible digital behavior.

Available Resources
Click a link to be directed to available resources below.

🧭 Parent Guides
📱 Apps to Know About
🔧 Parental Controls
💬 Digital Citizenship
📋 Family Tech Contracts
🔗 Other Support Pages

🧭 Start Here: Parent Guides

These guides provide practical tips for talking with kids about online safety, screen time, and social media.

• 🔗Common Sense Media
• 🔗Protect Young Eyes
• 🔗ConnectSafely Parent Guides
• 🔗ConnectSafely Quick Guides
• 🔗NetSmartz

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📱 Apps Parents Should Know About

Many popular apps and platforms can expose children and teens to risks such as:

• cyberbullying
  
• inappropriate content
• online predators
• location tracking

The following guide (compiled by the Woodstock Police Department) explains apps parents should be aware of. After you click to download file, click on your screen to enlarge.

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Examples of apps included:

• Snapchat
• Instagram
• Discord
• WhatsApp
• Roblox
• Kik
• Monkey
• Whisper
• Reddit
• Yik Yak

(and more)

📊 App Safety Infographics

These guides from National Online Safety explain how popular apps work and what risks parents should know.
Download guides for these popular teen/tween apps:

Instagram.pdf
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Roblox.pdf
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Snapchat.pdf
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Tiktok.pdf
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🔧 Safeguarding Devices & Parental Controls

Setting parental controls helps reduce the likelihood of children encountering inappropriate content online. 
These guides show how to manage device settings:

Parental Controls for Android Content.pdf
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Parental Controls for iPhone Content.pdf
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Parental Controls iPhone apps.pdf
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Parental Controls Android Apps.pdf
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You can also read:  🔗How Kids Bypass Parental Controls in 2024: A Parent's Guide​
This guide explains common strategies kids use to work around device restrictions and how parents can stay ahead.

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💬 Digital Citizenship & Online Behavior

Helping children develop responsible digital habits is just as important as restricting harmful content.

This video explains how social media platforms are designed to keep users engaged through features like infinite scrolling, notifications, and personalized algorithms. Understanding how these systems work can help youth and parents develop healthier screen habits.

​Digital Citizenship Guide from Media Smarts
​This resource helps you navigate important conversations as your children start using digital devices. 

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Topics include:

•     Respecting people online (cyberbullying)
•     Protecting privacy
•     Responsible use of digital content
•     Healthy online relationships

The guide also includes conversation starters and tips for setting household internet rules.
Note - Although this resource originates from Canada, it has an extensive collection of topics in one guide.

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📋 Family Technology Contracts

Technology contracts help families establish clear expectations for device use and online behavior.
Benefits include:

• setting screen time limits
• encouraging accountability
• building trust and independence
• reducing family conflict around technology

Learn more: 🔗Introducing Family Tech Agreements – Center for Online Safety

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