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Safeguarding Our Children: Navigating New Technology Risks

As technology evolves, it's crucial for families to ask the right questions to protect their children from potential pitfalls of mobile device usage. This guide explores the various ways devices can be misused including web browsing, texting, and gaming, while providing practical advice on prevention and monitoring strategies. Learn about browser filters, accountability tools, and how to manage privacy settings on social media. Equip yourself with knowledge to make informed decisions that promote healthy technology habits for your kids.

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Safeguarding Our Children: Navigating New Technology Risks

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  1. _Protecting Our Kids New Technology: New Pitfalls Purpose: To help families ask the right questions, and make an informed decision for their children regarding use of mobile devices

  2. _Protecting Our Kids New Technology: New Pitfalls • Ways devices are misused • Ways to help prevent misuse • Ways around prevention • Ways to monitor • Ways to navigate around a smart-phone/mobile device

  3. _WAYS DEVICES ARE MISUSED

  4. _WAYS DEVICES ARE MISUSED • Accessing websites via internet browser • Texting • Emailing/Facebook • YouTube • Gaming

  5. _WAYS TO PREVENT MISUSE

  6. _WAYS TO PREVENT MISUSE _BROWSERS Browser Filters/Accountability Tools Covenant Eyes, X3 Watch, Safe Eyes Monitor Browser History Disable/uninstall Browser on device No Data Plan

  7. _WAYS TO PREVENT MISUSE _TEXTING No texting in plan Limit texts in plan  they pay overage fees “Family Allowances” Monitor texts on device or through monthly cell phone statements

  8. _WAYS TO PREVENT MISUSE _EMAIL & FACEBOOK No Email, No Facebook Profile No Facebook App on device ‘Facebook Friend’ your son/daughter Set child’s privacy settings Set or know passwords Monitoring Connect all accounts to home computer

  9. _WAYS TO PREVENT MISUSE _YOUTUBE Block YouTube in browser Uninstall YouTube App on device View browser history

  10. _WAYS TO PREVENT MISUSE _GAMING Limit which games they have Limit time spent gaming Know the game ratings

  11. _WAYS AROUND THE SYSTEM

  12. _WAYS AROUND THE SYSTEM _BROWSERS Delete History Maneuvering around filter software Remove Covenant Eyes/X3 Software Reset Device Private Browsing option

  13. _WAYS AROUND THE SYSTEM _TEXTING Deleting Texts Texting App Using friends phone Changing the name of the Recipient

  14. _WAYS AROUND THE SYSTEM _EMAIL & FACEBOOK Secret Profile Customize Privacy Settings Delete Facebook messages Reinstall Facebook App

  15. _WAYS AROUND THE SYSTEM _YOUTUBE Delete history Reset the device Reinstall YouTube App

  16. Have a “Family Device Station” • All devices in by certain time (e.g., 10pm) • Software • X3 Watch • Covenant Eyes • Safe Eyes • Cell Phone Statements • Text Forwarding • Password Setting • View MEDIA content on device • Go old school: No smart-phones/iPods, etc. _WAYS TO MONITOR

  17. _WAYS AROUND THE SYSTEM _MONITORING “But I use it for my alarm clock”

  18. GOOD QUESTIONS TO ASK _NAVIGATING AROUND A SMART-PHONE/DEVICE • How do I set or reset passwords and restrictions on the device? • How do I uninstall Apps or the internet browser? • How do I view a ‘text/call report’ on my statement? • How do I tweak my plan to limit my child’s texting and data use • How do I view media content like photos and videos?

  19. _Q & A_SHARE

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