Filters and time limits do a lot, right up until a child is somewhere they were not set up. What travels with them is knowing how to recognize something wrong, and what to do next.
of parents rank their child's online safety as their number one concern, ahead of physical and mental health
name explicit content, online offenders, and contact from strangers as their main worry
put privacy and safety above every other screen time concern
of children say they would come to a parent if something online made them uneasy
That last number is the one worth holding on to. Children do come to their parents. What they often lack is the vocabulary to explain what felt wrong, and the confidence to say it early. That is the part this teaches.
Someone they do not know tries to talk to them.
How to recognize it early, why it is never their fault, and to tell an adult straight away.
They give away personal information without realising.
What counts as personal information, who is entitled to it, and what happens once it is out.
Cyberbullying, in group chats you never see.
How it starts, how to step in as a bystander, and how to get out of a group that has turned.
They cannot tell what is true online.
How to check a source, spot manipulated content, and notice when something is designed to provoke them.
Something they post now follows them for years.
What a digital footprint is, how permanent it really is, and how it looks to a college or employer later.
They are online constantly and getting nothing from it.
Real technical skill in a field with millions of unfilled jobs, starting long before they pick a career.
Your child's school controls their account. We hold only what a teacher needs to see how they are doing.
We follow COPPA and FERPA. The detail is in our COPPA and FERPA page and privacy policy, and you can request your child's data at any time.
NexGen Secure is licensed to schools, so children get access through their school rather than through a family subscription. If you would like your child's school to look at it, tell us where they go and we will reach out to them properly.