Before you post, ask five questions
1. Would my child be comfortable seeing this at 16?
2. Does it reveal where they live, learn or spend time?
3. Does it reveal identifying information?
4. Could this photograph be misused, copied or manipulated?
5. Does this really need to be public?
If you’re uncomfortable with any of the answers, don’t post it.
AI companions, deepfakes and increasingly powerful AI tools are creating new risks for children. This week, research suggested that one in three children would rather talk to an AI companion than a real person, while child-safety experts continue to warn about companion chatbots and AI-generated explicit images. Parents do not need to understand every new technology. But we do need to understand the risks and set sensible boundaries.
AI is now shaping what your child sees, who they talk to, and how easily they can be fooled. Here is what happened this week, and the simple steps that keep your family safer.
We created a profile of an 11 year old girl on a social media app. Within 5 minutes, we had received images of male genatalia. Cyberflashing is a growing threat to young children.
Australia is the first country to ban social media for children younger than 16 years old. This is a landmark legislation with negative and positive implications. Read about it here.
Never give your children unfiltered access on the Internet on any device. Within a few clicks or finger taps, their lives could be destroyed forever and that is not an exaggeration. There are many tools that parents can use to protect their children from online dangers. This is a list of some of the most popular options available.
Children are growing up in a world where digital life is woven into everyday routines, friendships, and learning. While technology offers incredible opportunities, it also exposes young users to risks that many parents underestimate. Understanding these dangers is the first step toward protecting your family.
Online child-sexual-abuse material (CSAM) has surged at an alarming rate worldwide. While many parents picture CSAM as something hidden in dark corners of the internet, the reality is far more mainstream, frequently linked to social apps, messaging platforms, and increasingly artificial-intelligence tools that children use every day.
Smart devices are designed to make life easier, yet some of them introduce risks many people never imagine. Apple’s AirTag is one of those products. Originally created to help you locate misplaced items like keys or luggage, it has also become a tool exploited by criminals—quietly, cheaply, and with shocking simplicity.
Roblox — a hugely popular virtual-gaming environment used by millions of children worldwide — is under increasing scrutiny for its safety practices. Critics say it has allowed inappropriate content, grooming risks and financial exploitation of minors to flourish.
