Talk with your child about where they can go to find age-appropriate apps, games, movies, etc.

Talk with your child about:

• what personal information is ok to share and with whom.
• whether it’s ok to share photos/videos and when does a photo or video cross the line into inappropriate.
• what they can do if they receive communications that make them feel uncomfortable or scared.
• your expectations for how to treat people when communicating online.
• what to do if someone they are communicating with is in trouble or needs help.

Talk with your child about:

• why using content or online services that are not age-appropriate may be unhealthy or unsafe.
• real life vs. dramatization.
• adult content vs. kid content.

Talk with your child about:

• whether you expect location services to be on or off and why.
• the benefits and potential dangers of leaving location services turned on. Some services make it visible for others to see where they are.

Talk with your child about:

• whether they can purchase additional features and if so, what process you expect them to follow.
• whether they should ask permission before making a purchase.
• whether you will preload money into the accounts for them to use.
• how to keep track of how much money they are spending. Make it visible so they learn money management.
• how companies use what they buy and click on to personalize the content and ads they see.

Talk with your child about:

• the value of their digital footprint and how to cultivate a positive one that will help their current and future opportunities.
• who looks at digital footprints (colleges, future employers, friends, family, community members).
• what is helpful to publish and might be harmful to publish.

Talk with your child about:

• the importance of self-regulation. Explain why it is important to consider immediate and future consequences of live streaming their experiences.
• your family’s values and when/where and what content is ok to live stream or whether you permit it at all.

Talk with your child about:

• being selective about the apps, games, and services they use.
• why protecting their information is important and how it can be used for identity theft, impersonation, and to influence the content they see.
• who their information can be shared with.

Talk with your child about:

• copyright and their rights and responsibilities as consumers and creators of online content.
• Creative Commons licensing and how they can decide how their original works of art can be used by others.
• checking the terms of service in each app or service to determine who owns the content you post.

Talk with your child about why the app, game, media or online services is or isn’t in alignment with your family’s values.