Internet Safety Basics
📋 What it is
Staying safe online means guarding personal info, being cautious with strangers, and telling an adult if something feels wrong.
🗣️ Coach says
The internet is a huge, mostly-great place with a few risky corners. The basics keep you safe: guard your private info, be careful with people you don’t know, and always tell a trusted adult if something feels off. Trust that feeling.
🧠 Memory hook
Guard your info. Be careful with strangers. Tell an adult if it feels wrong.
😂 Giggle
Screen time management is the art of saying "one more minute" for only one actual minute.
It's harder than it sounds.
😲 Whoa!
That “something feels off” feeling is real and useful — safety experts say to trust it and check with an adult.
✅ Quick check: If something online makes you feel uncomfortable or unsafe, what should you do?
Say your answer out loud first — then reveal.
Stop, don’t respond, and tell a trusted adult — trusting that “something’s off” feeling is exactly right.
Empowering kids to tell an adult is the backbone of online safety.
🧪 Try it! (2 minutes)
Name one “something feels off” situation online and what you’d do about it.