Kids behaving badly online? Here's what parents can do

This article advises parents on how to recognize and address risky online behaviors among children—oversharing personal data, engaging with strangers, lying about age, sexting, cyberbullying, and experimenting with hacking—highlighting risks such as identity theft, sextortion, exposure to harmful content, and legal consequences. It recommends setting clear rules, modeling good digital habits, using parental controls and privacy settings, considering identity protection services and reputable anti-malware, limiting app sources to official stores, and channeling technical curiosity into legitimate programs, while emphasizing open communication to build safer, respectful digital habits.