Common Sense Education

With the holiday season fast approaching, kids and teens may receive new devices, gadgets, or games. Parents and caregivers often wonder how to set up these new devices and which parental controls and privacy settings they should use to maximize online safety. Our recommendation at Common Sense is to use controls and settings openly with kids and with regular conversations and check-ins.

• Key Questions to Inform Your Cellphone Policy

• Privacy & Safety Tip Sheets for Grades K–5 in English, Spanish, and eight additional languages!
• Privacy & Safety Tip Sheets for Grades 6–12 in English, Spanish, and eight additional languages!
• 5 Essential Media Literacy Questions for Kids video in English