Safer Phones & Internet for Kids: A Parent’s Guide

Who this course is for

• Parents, grandparents and caregivers of children from about 5 to 17
• Families with an iPhone, an Android phone or tablet, or both
• Households on TELUS, Shaw or Rogers internet, or using their own router
• Complete beginners: every tap is shown

What you need

What’s inside

Part 1 — Secure your child’s phone (iPhone & Android) · 8 lessons · about 41 min

1. Welcome: your family’s three layers of protection
2. iPhone: create your child’s account with Family Sharing
3. iPhone: set a bedtime and daily time limits
4. iPhone: block adult websites, apps and surprise purchases
5. iPhone: contacts, Communication Safety and location
6. Android: set up Google Family Link
7. Android: daily limits, downtime and app limits
8. Android: Google Play, Chrome and Search filters

Part 2 — Filter your home Wi-Fi with OpenDNS · 4 lessons · about 21 min

1. How a free DNS filter protects every device at home
2. TELUS routers: set up FamilyShield on the Wi-Fi Hub and T3200M
3. Shaw and Rogers routers: what works, and your own router
4. Set the filter on each device, and test that it works

Part 3 — Make YouTube safer · 4 lessons · about 18 min

1. YouTube Kids: set up the app for younger children
2. YouTube: supervised accounts for tweens and teens
3. Restricted Mode, smart TVs, autoplay and break reminders
4. Finish: your family tech plan and monthly check-up

Phone and router screens in the lessons are illustrations based on the real menu names, so they stay readable on any screen. Menus can change with updates; each lesson links to the official help page. Scam examples use made-up names and numbers.