Child Online Safety
Before any new app for your child: check 3 things — recommended age, privacy, stranger contact.
Goal
Protect child from known risks (predators, harmful content, addiction).
Steps
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Per new app, check: COPPA allowed age. Older than your child? Don't install.
Expected Outcome
Evidence base
School: Child Online Safety / Developmental Psychology
Founders: Common Sense Media · Jonathan Haidt · COPPA legislation (1998)
COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act) 1998 mandates protection < 13. Common Sense Media age recs. Haidt "The Anxious Generation" 2024 warns smartphones < 14.
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