Contents at a Glance Introduction ................................................................ 1 Part I: Living in the Digital Age ....................................7 Chapter 1: Meeting the Digital Family .............................................................................9 Chapter 2: Creating a Digital Family Policy ..................................................................17 Chapter 3: Putting Safety First .......................................................................................33 Chapter 4: Displaying Online Etiquette .........................................................................65 Chapter 5: Knowing Where Kids Are Turning On and Tuning In ...............................75 Part II: Navigating the Digital World Kids Live In ........83 Chapter 6: Decoding Gaming ..........................................................................................85 Chapter 7: Preparing Kids for Online Chats ...............................................................107 Chapter 8: Search Engines, Image Search Results, and Sponsored Links ..............121 Chapter 9: Becoming Aware of Online Advertising ...................................................141 Chapter 10: Talking to Your Kids about Cyberbullying ............................................159 Part III: Grasping Social Media’s Effect on Your Family ........................................................ 171 Chapter 11: Introducing Social Networking for Children..........................................173 Chapter 12: Helping Kids Use Adult Social Networks ...............................................183 Chapter 13: Searching and Sharing Safely on YouTube ............................................209 Chapter 14: Blogging, Creating, and Conducting Business Online for Kids ...........225 Part IV: Left to Their Own Devices ............................ 247 Chapter 15: Handheld Gaming .....................................................................................249 Chapter 16: Exploring Tablets for Kids .......................................................................257 Chapter 17: BeingCOPYRIGHTED Smart with Mobile Phones ............................................................267 MATERIAL Part V: Utilizing Online Family Resources ................. 285 Chapter 18: Reading, ’Riting, ’Rithmetic — Online? ..................................................287 Chapter 19: Managing Your Family with Digital Resources .....................................299 002_9781118485088-ftoc.indd2_9781118485088-ftoc.indd viivii 44/2/13/2/13 110:360:36 AMAM Part VI: The Part of Tens .......................................... 305 Chapter 20: Ten Quick Tips for Parents ......................................................................307 Chapter 21: Ten Social Networks for Kids ..................................................................311 Chapter 22: Ten Other Places Your Kids Might Be Online .......................................317 Index ...................................................................... 325 002_9781118485088-ftoc.indd2_9781118485088-ftoc.indd viiiviii 44/2/13/2/13 110:360:36 AMAM Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................. 1 Foolish Assumptions .......................................................................................2 Conventions Used in This Book .....................................................................2 How This Book Is Organized ..........................................................................2 Part I: Living in the Digital Age .............................................................2 Part II: Navigating the Digital World Kids Live In ...............................3 Part III: Grasping Social Media’s Effect on Your Family ....................3 Part IV: Left to Their Own Devices ......................................................3 Part V: Utilizing Online Family Resources ..........................................3 Part VI: The Part of Tens .......................................................................4 Icons Used in This Book .................................................................................4 Where to Go from Here ...................................................................................4 Part I: Living in the Digital Age .................................... 7 Chapter 1: Meeting the Digital Family . .9 Guiding Your Digital Natives ........................................................................10 Birth to preschool ................................................................................10 Elementary ............................................................................................11 Tweens ..................................................................................................11 Teens .....................................................................................................11 Fighting Foes You Know — And Those You Don’t ....................................12 Inappropriate content .........................................................................12 Screen time overload...........................................................................12 Cost to stay connected .......................................................................13 Online child predators ........................................................................13 Cyberbullying .......................................................................................14 Your children’s digital footprint ........................................................14 Identity theft .........................................................................................15 Advertising to your children ..............................................................16 Chapter 2: Creating a Digital Family Policy. .17 Creating Guidelines by Age Category .........................................................18 Setting Screen Time Guidelines for Home and Away ................................18 Establishing Mobile Phone Usage Rules .....................................................19 Emergency-only versus social use .....................................................19 Use of applications ..............................................................................20 Limiting when and how much to text ................................................20 Data content guidelines ......................................................................21 Appropriate use of camera functions................................................21 Contact list restrictions ......................................................................22 Guidelines for GPS and location services .........................................22 002_9781118485088-ftoc.indd2_9781118485088-ftoc.indd ixix 44/2/13/2/13 110:360:36 AMAM x Raising Digital Families For Dummies Creating Rules for Internet Usage ................................................................23 Determine rules for sharing e-mail addresses and information ....23 Set policies for credit card requests .................................................24 Create guidelines for search engine use ...........................................24 Establish a list of approved and banned sites .................................25 Rules for social media and chat capabilities ....................................25 Deciding the Best Location for Your Family Computer ............................26 Setting Rules for Device Storage, Recharging, and Replacement ............27 Following Rules for Password Creation, Storage, and Sharing ................27 Create safe passwords ........................................................................28 Establish a password storage location .............................................28 Teach children the importance of password protection................28 Setting Gaming Rules ....................................................................................29 Game rating guidelines ........................................................................29 Co-play and social gaming guidelines ...............................................29 Reporting Incidents to Parents ....................................................................30 Establishing Consequences ..........................................................................30 Chapter 3: Putting Safety First . .33 Using Device Privacy Settings ......................................................................34 Screen locks ..........................................................................................35 GPS settings ..........................................................................................38 Cookie(s) patrol ...................................................................................40 Privacy in other online venues ..........................................................46 Monitoring and Protecting: Tools for Parents ...........................................46 Leaving a Minimal Digital Footprint ............................................................49 Identifying information........................................................................49 Cyberbullying .......................................................................................50 Sexting and legal risks .........................................................................50 Loss of employment or educational opportunities .........................51 Stolen images........................................................................................51