5 Important Tips to Keep Your Kids Safe Online

Apps MamaBear and VISR send a notification directly to parents’ phones if their child is experiencing bullying on social media.

Connecting the app with your kid’s Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, or Twitter accounts allows it to frequently scan the accounts for the most important issues, from bullying to inappropriate language and more.

Innocent search queries on YouTube may produce results that include inappropriate content. However, YouTube Kids is an app that curates specifically for younger children. It even includes a timer that lets your child know when their time for watching videos is up.

It's nice for pre-school and school-age kids so they can safely locate Minecraft or LEGO videos that are appropriate for their age.

While it may appear that certain Facebook accounts are private, it’s highly likely that a lot of the information that’s posted is actually obtainable, but hidden.

You can uncover this information by finding a Facebook User ID number, and looking below the surface.

With an app named Kidslox, you can regulate any device’s access to the internet.

Parents can make use of the schedules feature to deny access for devices during dinner time, homework time, and bedtime. Each device can be turned from restricted to normal mode in a single tap.

Have a family meeting to come up with an agreement for internet rules, which should be posted in shared rooms like the living room or kitchen.

We don’t think that monitoring online content needs to be a battle, but some parents are simply giving up and just assuming it’s all a part of childhood these days. Simply remember that parenting in this technological age doesn’t have to be difficult or invasive.