Advice for Parents & Guardians

ConnectSafely spoke with experts from leading tech companies and nonprofits about apps, issues and how parents can help kids stay safe and thrive online.

Apps

Virtual Reality Safety Tips from Meta Safety Execs

4 Minutes with TikTok: Safety Advice for Families

Discord: What Parents Need to Know and How to Keep Teens Safe

4 Minutes with Snapchat: Safety Advice for Families

Roblox Safety and Civility with Laura Higgins 

Understanding Amazon & Alexa Parental Controls

Snapchat’s Online Safety and Civility Survey

Staying Safe on Instagram and other Meta Platforms

Instagram’s Vaishnavi J on Healthy Body Image Online

A Chat with ZEPETO’s New Spokesavatar Soteria

Issues

Technology and Teen Mental Health and Well-Being

ReThink App Founder and ConnectSafely’s Trisha Prabhu Talks Kindness

Misinformation and Disinformation: How to Spot It

Talking to Kids and Teens About Real-World Violence Online and in the News

How to Protect Your Personal Information Online

Protecting Kids and Teens from Online “Sextortion”

Pediatrician Michael Rich on “Non-Screen Time”

Sextortion: How to Recover if the Worst Happens

What Parents Need to Know about Cyberbullying