Internet Safety Resources

Books:

• ScreenWise (Heitner)
• Wired Child (Freed)
• Glow Kids (Kardaras)
• Raising Humans in a Digital World (Graber)
• Viral Parenting: A Guide to Setting Boundaries, Building Trust, and Raising Responsible Kids in an Online World (McKnight)

Articles:

• “Screen Time for Kids: How to prioritize and create guidelines”
• “Forget Screen Time Rules -- Lean In to Parenting Your Wired Child”
• “Not Just SnapChat -- 6 More Dangerous Apps Parents Need to Know About”
• "7 Ways Your Children Might Bypass Parental Control Software"
• “The Best Technology-Screen Time Contract for Kids”

Monitoring Tools:

• Bark (iOS, Android, and Amazon mobile devices)
• Mobicip (iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, Kindle Chromebook devices)
• Boomerang (Apple and Android devices)
• Circle (Apple and Google devices)
• "Screen Time" on Apple devices (Settings --> Screen Time)
• Mobile Watch Dog
• Best iPhone Parental Control Apps 2019

Other Resources:

• National Online Safety -- Parent Guides
• "Screenagers" movie (and Facebook page)
• "social_animals" documentary -- FREE streaming on Netflix!
• Common Sense Media for digital reviews/ratings