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In this day and age, kids can communicate with someone on the other side of the world in a blink of an eye. Its important to talk to your kids about how to use this power safely.

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Social networking sites, chat rooms, virtual worlds, and blogs are how teens and tweens socialize online; it's important to help your child learn how to navigate these spaces safely. Among the pitfalls that come with online socializing are sharing too much information or posting comments, photos, or videos that can damage a reputation or hurt someone's feelings.

Applying real-world judgment can help minimize those risks.

Remind Kids that Online Actions Have Consequences

The words kids write and the images they post have consequences offline.

Kids should post only what they're comfortable with others seeing.

Some of your child's profile may be seen by a broader audience than you - or they - are comfortable with, even if privacy settings are high. Encourage your child to think about the language they use online, and to think before posting pictures and videos, or altering photos posted by someone else. Employers, college admissions officers, coaches, teachers, and the police may view your child's posts.

Remind kids that once they post it, they can't take it back.

Even if you delete the information from a site, you have little control over older versions that may exist on other people's computers and may circulate online.

Tell your kids not to impersonate someone else.

Let your kids know that it's wrong to create sites, pages, or posts that seem to come from someone else, like a teacher, a classmate, or someone they made up.

Tell Kids to Limit What They Share

Help your kids understand what information should stay private.

Tell your kids why it's important to keep some things - about themselves, family members, and friends - to themselves. Information like their Social Security number, street address, phone number, and family financial information - say, bank account or credit card numbers - is private and should stay that way.

Talk to your teens about avoiding sex talk online.

Research shows that teens who don't talk about sex with strangers online are less likely to come in contact with predators. In fact, researchers have found that predators usually don't pose as children or teens, and most teens who are contacted by adults they don't know find it creepy. Teens should not hesitate to ignore or block them.

Encourage Online Manners

Politeness counts.

You teach your kids to be polite offline; talk to them about being courteous online as well. Texting may seem fast and impersonal, yet courtesies like "pls" and "ty" (for please and thank you) are common text terms.

Tone it down.

Using all caps, long rows of exclamation points, or large bolded fonts are the online equivalent of yelling. Most people don't appreciate a rant.

Cc: and Reply all: with care.

Suggest that your kids resist the temptation to send a message to everyone on their contact list.

Limit Access to Your Kids' Profiles

Use privacy settings.

Many social networking sites and chat rooms have adjustable privacy settings, so you can restrict who has access to your kids' profiles. Talk to your kids about the importance of these settings, and your expectations for who should be allowed to view their profile.

Set high privacy preferences on your kids' chat and video chat accounts, as well. Most chat programs allow parents to control whether people on their kids' contact list can see their status, including whether they're online. Some chat and email accounts allow parents to determine who can send messages to their kids, and block anyone not on the list.

Create a safe screen name.

Encourage your kids to think about the impression that screen names can make. A good screen name won't reveal much about how old they are, where they live, or their gender. For privacy purposes, your kids' screen names should not be the same as their email addresses.

Review your child's friends list.

You may want to limit your children's online "friends" to people they actually know.

Talk to Kids About What They're Doing Online

Know what your kids are doing.

Get to know the social networking sites your kids use so you understand their activities. If you're concerned about risky online behavior, you may want to search the social sites they use to see what information they're posting. Are they pretending to be someone else? Try searching by their name, nickname, school, hobbies, grade, or community.

Ask your kids who they're in touch with online.

Just as you want to know who your kids' friends are offline, it's a good idea to know who they're talking to online.

Encourage your kids to trust their guts if they have suspicions.

Encourage them to tell you if they feel threatened by someone or uncomfortable because of something online. You can then help them report concerns to the police and to the social networking site. Most of these sites have links for users to report abusive, suspicious, or inappropriate behavior.

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The security of your computer can affect the safety of your online experience - and your kids'. Talk to your kids about what they can do to help protect your computer and your family's personal information.

Teaching Computer Security

Talk to your kids about:

Protecting their personal information. Social Security numbers, account numbers, and passwords are examples of information to keep private.

Watching out for "free" stuff. Free games, ring tones, or other downloads can hide malware. Tell your kids not to download anything unless they trust the source and they've scanned it with security software.

Using strong email passwords and protect them. The longer the password, the harder it is to crack. Personal information, your login name, common words, or adjacent keys on the keyboard are not safe passwords. Kids can protect their passwords by not sharing them with anyone, including their friends.

In addition, be sure your family computers are protected by reputable security software and use these basic computer security practices.

P2P File Sharing

Some kids share music, games, or software online. Peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing allows people to share these kinds of files through an informal network of computers running the same software. P2P file-sharing has risks:

You could accidentally provide many people with access to your private files.

If your kids download copyrighted material, you could get mired in legal issues.

A shared file could hide spyware, malware, or pornography.

Here are some tips to help your kids share files safely:

Install file-sharing software properly. Activate the proper settings so that nothing private is shared.

Before your kids open or play any file they've downloaded, advise them to use security software to scan it. Make sure the security software is up-to-date and running when the computer is connected to the internet.

For more tips, read P2P File-Sharing Risks.

Phishing

Phishing is when scam artists send fake text, email, or pop-up messages to get people to share their personal and financial information. Criminals use the information to commit identity theft.

Here are tips you can share with your kids to help them avoid a phishing scam:

Don't reply to text, email, or pop-up messages that ask for personal or financial information, and don't follow any links in the message.

Be cautious about opening any attachment or downloading any files from emails you receive, regardless of who sent them. Unexpected files may contain malware.

Get your kids involved, so they can develop their scam "antennas" and careful internet habits. Look for "teachable moments" - if you get a phishing message, show it to your kids. A demonstration can help them recognize a potential phishing scam and help them understand that messages on the internet aren't always what they seem. Learn more about Phishing.

Apps

Do you - or your kids - download "apps" to a phone or social networking page? Downloading may give the app's developers access to personal information that's not related to the purpose of the app. The developers may share the information they collect with marketers or other companies. Suggest that your kids check the privacy policy and their privacy settings to see what information the app can access. And consider this: Is finding out which cartoon character you are really worth sharing the details of your life - or your children's? Learn more about Mobile Apps.

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Parental controls help to ensure that your child is only accessing appropriate material and so much more. Here you can find how to change the settings on your child's Nintendo Switch

Author: Caroline Knorr
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In a field including the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4, the Nintendo Switch comes out as the best game console for families with young kids. Its ultra-user-friendly design, wide selection of kid-appropriate games (including the cardboard-building and programming Labo kits), and ability to bring it along wherever you go make it a smart "starter" system the whole family can play together. Nintendo also pioneered the idea of parental controls for gaming (the Wii had them, and so does the 3DS).

Nintendo's latest innovation is to add a parental-control app that parents can download onto their phones to control kids' access to various features on the Switch. You can set parental controls on the console itself, but the app offers more settings. Learn more about using parental controls. To use the app, download and launch the Switch app from the app store. Create a Nintendo account, if you haven't already, and link the app to your device.

Here's a quick guide to key settings to enable parental controls on the Nintendo Switch:

Time Limits

How to set time limits on the Nintendo Switch
Time limits for the Switch can only be enabled on the app, which you can download from your app store.

1. Open the app.

2. Tap Console Settings in the upper-right corner. Create a PIN that only you know and your kids can't guess.

3. In Console Settings, tap Play-Time Limit. Set a daily limit on the amount of time your kids can play.

4. You have the option of shutting down the device when your kids reach their daily limit by enabling Suspend Software. Otherwise, kids just get a notification that they've reached the limit but can still play.

5. Play-Time Limit also allows you to enable a Bedtime Alarm to shut down the device at a certain time each day.

6. Confirm and save your settings.

Chat

How to turn off chat on the Nintendo Switch using the console
You can also turn off other social features.

1. From the Home menu, select System Settings.

2. Scroll down to Parental Controls, then select Parental Controls Settings.

3. If you've downloaded the app, the Switch will prompt you to sync the console with the app at this point.

4. If you don't want to use the app, press the X button to choose to use the console to enable parental controls. (The first time you set up parental controls using the console, you'll need to press the X button to choose to not use the mobile app and instead set up parental controls on the system. After initial setup, selecting Change Settings proceeds to the next step.)

5. Select Use this Console.

6. Select Restriction Level.

7. You can either use one of the age presets, which automatically disable social features for kids 12 and under, or select Custom Settings to manually adjust the settings.

8. In Custom Settings, toggle off Posting Screenshots/Videos to Social Media.

9. Next, highlight Communicating with Others. You can toggle between Restricted or Not Restricted for all software on the system or adjust the settings for specific software.

10. If this is your first time setting this up, select Next and create a PIN if you haven't already.

11. Then select Save and OK to confirm.

How to turn off chat on the Nintendo Switch using the app
You can also turn off other social features.

1. Open the Switch Parental Controls app and tap Console Settings.

2. Scroll to and tap on Restriction Level. You can either use one of the age presets, which automatically disables social features for kids 12 and under, or select Custom to manually adjust the settings.

3. Under Restriction Level you can turn off Communicating with Others and Posting Screenshots on Social Networks.

4. Confirm and save your settings.

Mature Content

How to limit mature content on the Nintendo Switch using the console
This will prevent kids from being able to play mature games.

1. From the Home Menu, select System Settings.

2. Scroll down to Parental Controls, then select Parental Controls Settings.

3. If you've downloaded the app, the Switch will prompt you to sync the console with the app at this point.

4. If you don't want to use the app, press the X button to choose to use the console to enable parental controls. (The first time you set up parental controls using the console, you'll need to press the X button to choose to not use the mobile app and instead set up parental controls on the system. After initial setup, selecting Change Settings proceeds to the next step.)

5. Select Use this Console.

6. Select Restriction Level.

7. Choose one of the preset age restrictions, which automatically restrict content based on the ESRB rating.

8. To customize the age, choose Custom Settings, then Restricted Software, and choose the age for which you want to restrict content.

9. If this is your first time setting this up, select Next and create a PIN if you haven't already.

10. Select Save, then OK to confirm.

How to limit mature content on the Nintendo Switch using the app
This will prevent kids from being able to play mature games.

1. Open the Switch Parental Controls app and tap Console Settings.

2. Scroll to and tap Restriction Level. You can either use one of the age presets, which automatically restrict games based on their ESRB ratings, or choose Custom.

3. To customize the age, tap Restricted Software and choose the age for which you want to restrict content.

4. Confirm and save your settings.

Purchasing

How to restrict purchases on the Nintendo Switch
You'll need to do this on a browser, not the console or app.

1. Log into the Nintendo Account you have set as a parent/guardian.

2. Select Family Group.

3. Select your kid's Nintendo account.

4. Select Spending/Purchases on Nintendo Switch eShop and Nintendo.com.

5. Check the box to disable purchases. This will block spending and auto-renewals on both the Nintendo eShop and on Nintendo.com.

6. Confirm and save your changes.

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If you're concerned about what your kids - especially elementary school kids - see when they surf the internet, there are tools to consider using. Keep in mind that while parental controls work well for young children, teens who've been online for years probably won't have much trouble working around them or finding other computers to use.

Parental Control Tools

Filtering and blocking: These tools limit access to certain sites, words, or images. Some products decide what's filtered; others leave that to parents. Some filters apply to websites; others to email, chat, and instant messaging.

Blocking outgoing content: This software prevents kids from sharing personal information online, in chat rooms, or via email.

Limiting time: This software allows you to limit your kid's time online and set the time of day they can access the internet.

Monitoring tools: This software alerts parents to online activity without blocking access. Some tools record the addresses of websites a child has visited; others provide a warning message when a kid visits certain sites. Monitoring tools can be used with or without a kid's knowledge.

Software and Sites Designed for Kids

Browsers for kids: These browsers filter words or images deemed inappropriate for kids.

Kid-oriented search engines: These perform limited searches or screen search results for sites and material appropriate for kids.

Talk to Your Kids

The best way to protect your kids online is to talk to them. When children want important information, most rely on their parents. Children value the opinions of their peers, but tend to rely on their parents for help on the issues that matter most. Learn more about talking to your kids.

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Parental controls help to ensure that your child is only accessing appropriate material and so much more. Here you can find how to change the settings on your child's Playstation 4

Author: Caroline Knorr
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If you're going all out for your young gamers, the PS4 is a top pick. The console's exclusive games combined with virtual reality capabilities make PS4 games feel lifelike and immersive -- just how players like it. But those features, as well as the device's ability to play movies, do multiplayer, and browse the internet also mean you may want to set some limits on what kids can do and how much time (and money) kids can spend on the console. (Learn more about using parental controls.)

Fortunately, the PS4 includes parental controls. To enable them, you have to first create a Family account and designate yourself as the Family Manager. Then you create "sub" accounts -- kids' accounts -- under yours. You can set any of these controls on the console, in the browser, or in the PS4 app, which you can download from the app store. Here's a quick guide to setting key parental-control features on the PS4.

Time Limits

How to set time limits on the PlayStation 4 using the console
The PS4 allows you to create unique settings for each player. Make sure you set aSystem Restriction Passcode to prevent your kids from changing your settings.

1. On your PS4 system, go to Settings > Parental Controls > Family Management and select your kid's account.

2. Input your local time zone and then select Play Time Settings.

3. Go to Play Time Restrictions and select Restrict.

4. Move to the next section, Duration and Playable Hours. You can limit screen time by day of the week, duration, and end time.

5. Next, move to When Play Time Ends. You can decide to notify your kids that their time is up or log the machine off when the clock runs out. (Notify Only allows them to keep playing but sends a message every five minutes. If you select Log Out, it prevents them from saving their game.)

6. Once you have set your restrictions, select Save to apply the changes.

How to set time limits on the PlayStation using the browser
You can change the Play Time amount here, too.

1. Sign in to Account Management.

2. Select Account > Family Management > Go to Family Management and click your kid's account.

3. Click Edit next to the Play Time restrictions you would like to set or change.

4. For Play Time restrictions, click "Restrict."

5. Move to the next section, Duration and Playable Hours. You can limit screen time by day of the week, duration, and end time.

6. Next, move to When Play Time Ends. You can decide to notify your kids that their time is up or log the machine off when the clock runs out. (Notify Only allows them to keep playing but sends a message every five minutes. If you select Log Out, it prevents them from saving their game.)

7. Save your settings.

How to set time limits on the PlayStation 4 using the app
Make sure you'veconnected your device to the app.

1. Open the PlayStation app on your mobile device and tap the PlayStation symbol at the bottom of the screen.

2. Go to Settings > Family Management and log in to your Family Manager account.

3. Tap your kid's account name and tap Edit by the Play Time restrictions you would like to set or change.

4. For Play Time Restrictions, click "Restrict."

5. Move to the next section, Duration and Playable Hours. You can limit screen time by day of the week, duration, and end time.

6. Next, move to When Play Time Ends. You can decide to notify your kids that their time is up or log the machine off when the clock runs out. (Notify Only allows them to keep playing but sends a message every five minutes. If you select Log Out, it prevents them from saving their game.)

7. Select Save to apply the settings.

Chat

How to turn off chat on the PlayStation 4 using the console

1. Go to Settings > Parental Controls > Family Management. (You may need to enter your account password.)

2. Select your kid's account, and then select Applications/Devices/Network Features.

3. Under Network Features, you can choose whether to allow your kid to communicate with other players on PSN or view content created by other players.

4. Save your settings.

How to turn off chat on the PlayStation 4 using the browser

1. Sign in to Account Management.

2. Select Account > Family Management > Go to Family Management and click your kid's account.

3. Select Applications/Devices/Network Features.

4. Under Network Features, you can choose whether to allow your kid to communicate with other players on PSN or view content created by other players.

5. Save your settings.

How to turn off chat on the PlayStation 4 using the app

1. Open the PlayStation app on your mobile device and tap the PlayStation symbol at the bottom of the screen.

2. Go to Settings > Family Management and log int o your Family Manager account.

3. Tap your kid's account name.

4. Select Applications/Devices/Network Features.

5. Under Network Features, you can choose whether to allow your kid to communicate with other players on PSN or view content created by other players.

6. Save your settings.

Mature Content

How to limit mature content on the PlayStation 4 using the console
You can turn off internet browsing entirely or use Sony's subscription-based web-filtering service.

1. Go to Settings > Parental Controls > Family Management. You may need to enter your account password.

2. Select your kid's account, and then select Applications/Devices/Network Features and select the content you would like to restrict.

3. Scroll down to Use of Internet Browser and select "allowed" or "not allowed."

4. Save your settings.

How to limit mature content on the PlayStation 4 using the browser

1. Sign in to Account Management.

2. Select Account > Family Management > Go to Family Management and click your kid's account.

3. Select Applications/Devices/Network Features and select the content you would like to restrict.

4. Scroll down to Use of Internet Browser and select "allowed" or "not allowed."

5. Save your settings.

How to limit mature content on the PlayStation 4 using the app

1. Open the PlayStation App on your mobile device and tap the PlayStation symbol at the bottom of the screen.

2. Go to Settings > Family Management and log in to your Family Manager account.

3. Tap your kid's account name and then select Applications/Devices/Network Features and select the content you would like to restrict.

4. Scroll down to Use of Internet Browser and select "allowed" or "not allowed."

5. Save your settings.

Purchasing

How to block purchases on the PS4 using the console
This allows you to set up a monthly spending limit in the PlayStation Store.

1. Go to Settings > Parental Controls > Family Management.

2. Select your kid's account, and then select Applications/Devices/Network Features.

3. Select Monthly Spending Limit and input a maximum amount of money your kid can spend per month.

4. Save your settings.

How to block purchases on the PS4 using the browser

1. Sign in to Account Management.

2. Select Account > Family Management > Go to Family Management and click your kid's account.

3. Select Applications/Devices/Network Features.

4. Select Monthly Spending Limit and input a maximum amount of money your kid can spend per month.

5. Save your settings.

How to block purchases on the PS4 using the app

1. Open the PlayStation app on your mobile device and tap the PlayStation symbol at the bottom of the screen.

2. Go to Settings > Family Management and log in to your Family Manager account.

3. Tap your kid's account name, and then select Applications/Devices/Network Features.

4. Select Monthly Spending Limit and input a maximum amount of money your kid can spend per month.

5. Save your settings.

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Parental controls help to ensure that your child is only accessing appropriate material and so much more. Here you can find how to change the settings on your child's Xbox One.

Author: Caroline Knorr
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For kids who love Microsoft's Xbox One, it's all about the games. , Forza Horizon, and Ori and the Blind Forest are the Xbox titles that make gamers keep coming back for more. However, the maturity level of many of the games, combined with Xbox's compelling gameplay, make the system's built-in parental controls a welcome feature. Learn more about using parental controls.

Kids can play Xbox One games on the console and on a Windows PC. Likewise, the parental-control settings work across both Xbox One and Windows 10 devices, and can be enabled either on the Xbox or in your browser through your Microsoft account. The first step is to link your Microsoft Account to your kid's account (the one they use to log into Xbox or their Windows PC.) For the family settings to work, both you and your kid need to use individual accounts. Here's a quick guide to key settings to enable parental controls on the Xbox One.

Time Limits

How to set time limits on the Xbox One
Time limits can only be set through your Microsoft account in your browser. You can make them apply to the console as well as to the PC.

1. Sign in to your Microsoft account.

2. On your family page, scroll to your kid's name and select Screen Time. (If you don't see

your kid's name, use "Add a family member" to add their account to your family group or create a new account for them if needed.)

3. To set one limit that applies to both the Xbox and the PC, turn on "Use one screen time schedule."

4. To manage time limits separately, scroll down and turn on screen time for Windows devices or Xbox, whichever you want to set first.

5. Click "Set a time limit." Then choose a start time and an end time for each day of the week.

6. You can program the Xbox to send a notification to your kids when their screen time is ending.

7. To do this, press the Xbox button on the controller.

8. Select System > Settings > Preferences > Notifications > Xbox Notifications > System and turn on "System notifications." Your kid will see the clock count down when time is ending.

Chat

How to turn off chat on the Xbox One using the console
These settings are found in the privacy and online safety section and also turn off other social features.

1. Sign in to your Xbox.

2. Press the Xbox button to open the guide. Then go to System > Settings > Account.

3. Select Family settings > Manage family members.

4. Choose a family member, then select Privacy & online safety > Xbox Live privacy > View details and customize > Communication & multiplayer.

5. Select the setting "You can play with people outside of Xbox Live" and click "block" to turn it off. (This prevents all cross-network play -- for example, between your kid on her Xbox and her friends on their PlayStations or Nintendos.)

6. Alternatively, if you're OK with your kid playing cross-network but not OK with them talking and texting with strangers, allow cross-network play but restrict chatting to specific people. Select "You can communicate outside of Xbox Live with voice & text" and designate a player or players with whom your kid can talk within a specific game.

How to turn off chat on the Xbox One using the browser
These settings are found in the privacy and online safety section and also turn off other social features.

1. Sign in to your Xbox Live account.

2. Choose your kid's gamertag.

3. Select Privacy and Online Settings.

4. Default privacy and safety settings are in place for adults, teens, and children, but you can customize them. Click Custom.

5. Review the settings under Activities, Privacy, and Content.

6. It's safest to block things entirely or limit them to "Friends Only."

7. Save your settings and have your kid log out and log back in for them to take effect.

Mature Content

How to limit mature content on the Xbox One using the console
You can limit access to games as well as websites on the Xbox.

1. Sign in to your Xbox.

2. Press the Xbox button to open the guide. Then go to System > Settings > Account > Family.

3. Select "Manage family members" and then find your kid's name and select "Access to content," then select the age limit you feel is appropriate for your child. Microsoft automatically sets default age restrictions for kids, but you can customize them.

4. Go back to the Family page and select "Web filtering." Select the drop-down menu to view the available options.

5. When your kid requests to use a blocked app or game, you can approve it and add it to the Always allowed list, which is under Content restrictions. You can also add websites to Always allowed. You can respond to their requests from your email, from your family profile, or in person, of course.

How to limit mature content on the Xbox One using the browser
You may find that using your Microsoft account is the most efficient way of enabling restrictions.

1. Sign in to your Microsoft account.

2. Scroll to your kid's name and select Content restrictions.

3. Next, go to "Apps, games & media" and turn on "Block inappropriate apps, games & media."

4. Under "Allow apps and games rated for," select the age limit you'd like to apply to your kid.

5. Scroll down to Web browsing and turn on "Block inappropriate websites."

6. When your kid requests to use a blocked app or game, you can approve it and add it to the Always allowed list, which is under Content restrictions. You can also add websites to Always allowed. You can respond to their requests from your email, from your family page, or in person, of course.

Purchasing

How to block purchases on the Xbox One using the console
This lets you manage your families' purchases by requiring your approval.

1. Sign in to your Xbox.

2. Press the Xbox button to open the guide. Then go to System > Settings > Account > Family settings > Manage family members.

3. Select your kid's account.

4. Select Privacy & Online Safety > Xbox Live privacy >View details & customize > Buy & download.

5. Select the Ask a Parent box.

How to block purchases on the Xbox One using the browser
This lets you approve or decline requests to purchase apps, games or other content.

1. Sign in to your Microsoft account.

2. Find your kid's name and select Content Restrictions.

3. Turn on Needs Adult Approval to Buy Things.

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