A Safer Online Life for Your Family: a guide for parents and grandparents

If something online frightened your child or grandchild today, would they tell you?

This guide helps families talk, set things up sensibly, and know what to do next. Confident, not frightened.

Inside (18 pages, fillable PDF, US Letter and A4)

• "You can always tell me": the conversation that comes first
• Where children spend time online now: games, chat apps, social apps and AI chatbots
• Set it up safely: a checklist for every device and game
• Who is on the other side of the screen: warning signs to teach your child
• What we share about our children, and how to raise it kindly with relatives
• When a familiar voice isn't enough: AI voice cloning, grandparent scams and the family code word
• If something happens: the first hour, and who to contact in Canada, the US and the UK
• A family digital agreement in three versions: under 10, ages 10 to 13, and teens
• A tear-out grandparent quick card and a settings checklist for each child

Includes a true story from the author about her own family's code word.

Information checked October 2026. General information, not legal or professional advice.

How it works: a digital download. Type into it on a computer or tablet, or print the pages you need.

Personal use only. Please do not share or resell.

Part of the Live Well shelf from Winning Lifestyles Online. Also in The Live Well Collection, with two more guides, for $24.