Online Safety Resources for Parents in the United States

Where US parents can start with FTC guidance, COPPA privacy rights, parental controls, cyberbullying, and home safety plans.

United States parents can start with FTC consumer guidance on protecting kids online, children's privacy, parental controls, cell phones, and video games. COPPA is especially relevant for privacy questions involving children under 13.

Official resources are useful, but they are broad. A family still needs a plan for the child's age, state, school, devices, apps, maturity, and current pressure point.

Turn national guidance into a home operating system: app rules, device settings, hard-conversation scripts, family agreements, and incident steps.

Parent Checklist

Review FTC resources on kids online, privacy, parental controls, cell phones, and video games.
Check school device and acceptable-use policies.
Write privacy rules for full name, school, location, photos, passwords, and family details.
Create a platform-reporting and school-contact plan before an incident.
Use the family plan as a living document, not a one-time lecture.

What to Say

We are using trusted guidance, then making it specific to our family.

Privacy is not about hiding from parents. It is about protecting you from people and companies that do not need your information.

If a site, app, or person asks for too much, pause and show me.

Make this specific to your child

Generate a plan that matches age, apps, devices, country, and your current worry.

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