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Keeping kids safe online is no easy task in an age of growing screen time, both on computers and mobile devices like smartphones. These simple tips and ideas make it possible to protect children without cutting off the Internet entirely.
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Keeping your kids safe in this age of constant screen time is no easy feat. While kids are becoming more and more technically adept, their ability to discern the good from the bad in terms of content is a skill that must be developed. Going into dangerous or damaging waters can be as innocent as a simple spelling mistake (take the case of the 10-year-old girl who ventured into a content minefield by spelling the word “rapper” with only one ‘p’).
Education, vigilance, communication, and precautionary measures can go a long way toward keeping your child safe—whether he’s opening YouTube videos on his smart phone or researching a history paper online.
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