According to Pew Research Center, 66% of parents in the United States say parenting is harder today than it was 20 years ago, with many citing technology as a reason why. June is Internet Safety Month, a great time to have conversations with children about digital literacy, safety and responsibility.
A recent survey by UScellular shows that 93% of parents in 2020 monitored their child’s cellphone usage, up from 81% in 2019. We suggest parents do their due diligence to help keep kids safe online.
A good place to start is talking with your child about online safety, agreeing to boundaries and helping them select age-appropriate websites and apps. UScellular’s Digital Family Matters website is a great resource for parents and children and provides a Parent-Child Agreement to help facilitate the discussion.
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Using resources available in Google’s Digital Wellbeing Family Guide, parents can decide with their children when the appropriate time is to hand them a device of their own.
There are many devices that you can add to your home router, like Disney’s Circle Plus and accompanying app, allow you to monitor multiple connected devices, internet usage, restrict specific websites and apps, as well as pause access to the internet with just a touch of a button.
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Numerous sources are also available for parents to select age-appropriate online content for children. One of these is Common Sense Media, a website that reviews apps, video games, TV/movies and books, and tells parents exactly what they need to know about each.