Cybersecurity starts at home: Help your children stay safe online with open conversations

This article advises parents and guardians on helping children and teens navigate the online world safely, outlining key risks—cyberbullying, misuse of shared information, scams and phishing, exposure to explicit content, internet addiction, and misinformation—and recommending practical steps such as open conversations, teaching critical evaluation and reporting, enabling two-factor authentication and password managers, setting screen-time and social media boundaries, using parental controls, and staying informed about new apps, trends, and threats.