🧒 Kids Online Safety Guide

👤 Your Account (optional — unlocks saving & history)

The tool below works fully as a guest, no account needed. Create a free local account to save, edit and export your own records.

👨‍👩‍👧 Child Profiles & Checklists

Create a profile for each child with first name and age only — nothing more is needed or asked. The checklist below the form adapts to their age band, and each child's progress is stored in their own profile. Profiles live only in your account on this device; log in above first. Browsing the guide itself needs no account.

🎛️ Platform Controls Worth Turning On

• YouTube / YouTube Kids: Use YouTube Kids for under-9s; for older kids, turn on Restricted Mode and review watch history together weekly — autoplay off.
• TikTok: Family Pairing links your account to theirs: screen-time limits, Restricted Mode, and DMs off/limited (DMs are disabled under 16 by default — keep it that way).
• Roblox / games: Set the account birthdate correctly (it drives chat filters), enable Account Restrictions, and turn on the account PIN so settings can't be changed back.
• WhatsApp & messaging: Not for under-13s (platform rule). For teens: profile photo to contacts only, and agree that unknown group invites get shown to a parent first.
• The device itself: Use the platform family tools — Google Family Link (Android/Chromebook) or Apple Screen Time — for app approvals, bedtime downtime and location you both agree on.
• App-store gate: Require your approval (and your password, not theirs) for every new app install. One setting prevents a whole category of surprises.

💬 Conversation Starters (that don't start a war)

• "Show me your favorite creator/game right now — I want to see what you love about it." (Interest before inspection builds the trust you'll need later.)
• "If someone online asked for a photo of you, what would you do?" (Agree the answer together: stop, don't reply, tell an adult — and it's never the child's fault.)
• "Has anything online ever made you feel weird or upset?" (Ask calmly, more than once, in low-pressure moments like car rides.)
• "Let's make our family rule together: what should need a parent's OK?" (Buying, new apps, new contacts, sharing photos, location. Written rules feel fairer than ambush rules.)
• "If you ever mess up online, you can tell me and we'll fix it together — you won't be in trouble for telling me." (This single promise is what makes children report grooming and bullying early instead of hiding them.)