Understand what is appropriate to share

• Make sure the youth has a clear understanding of what is safe to share on their own, what needs to be approved first before sharing, and what information should never be shared

Discourage engagement with cyberbullies/trolls/bots

• Help the youth understand that some individuals online are not who they say they are and may use the anonymous platform to be mean or say harmful things

• Work with your young adult on ways to ignore and report unsafe and harmful interactions

• Emphasize groups that protect from harmful comments/environments through restrictions and guidelines

• Discuss ways to help the youth pause when someone upsets them or says something they do not understand

Understanding jokes, sarcasm, lies, and irony

• Discuss examples of each of these with your child to help them recognize these online

Information, once posted, is available forever

• Work with your young adult to set appropriate safety controls, such as making accounts private and limiting who can message your child