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Online Safety - Teens
No lectures. No scare tactics. Just practical guidance for gaming, social media, privacy, boundaries, and reputation.
Being online is part of everyday life – chatting, gaming, sharing, learning, and finding your people. The aim here isn’t to make you paranoid. It’s to help you spot pressure, avoid the obvious traps, and keep control of your digital life.
Quick start
The best rule online is simple: if something feels off, pause. You’re allowed to check.
Pause
Pressure is a red flag. If someone tries to rush you, it’s usually for their benefit, not yours.
Protect
Privacy isn’t being secretive. It’s choosing what you share, with who, and when.
Talk
If something happens, telling someone early is the fastest way to keep it small.
This page is for you
The goal isn’t “perfect behaviour”. It’s knowing where the edges are, spotting pressure, and having options when something goes wrong.
Game Smart, Share Smarter
A practical guide to staying safe in the spaces teens actually use – gaming lobbies, group chats, social platforms, and DMs. It focuses on pressure, oversharing, scams, account takeovers, and the “small choices” that can create big problems later.
- What “pressure” looks like online (and why it matters)
- What not to share - even with people you think you know
- Scams in games and social platforms (free skins, giveaways, “verify your account”)
- Privacy settings and simple ways to stay in control
If you take one thing away: you’re allowed to pause. Anyone pushing you to rush is the risk.
Online? Fine - A Parent's Guide
This one is for parents and carers. It helps them understand common teen online risks without overreacting, and shows how to create boundaries that don’t destroy trust. It’s here because teen online safety works better when adults know how to respond calmly and early.
- How to talk about online life without judgement or panic
- Boundaries that protect, without constant conflict
- What to do when something goes wrong (and how to keep your teen talking)
- Support over surveillance - and why it works better
Teens: if your parent watches this, the aim is fewer lectures and better support.
What good looks like
Not perfect behaviour. Better judgement, and faster help when it’s needed.
Good online safety for teens is the same as good safety anywhere else: knowing where the edges are, recognising pressure, and having a plan when something doesn’t feel right. You don’t need to avoid the internet. You just need to stay in control of it.
A note for parents
Focus on judgement
The goal isn’t a perfect set of rules. It’s helping your teen recognise pressure, make good calls, and know they can come to you early.
Keep trust intact
If something goes wrong, the best outcome is your teen telling you quickly. Calm responses create that safety.
Teen safety is mostly about relationships, not technology.
Stay social. Stay smart.
You don’t need to be paranoid to be safer online. You just need the confidence to pause, protect your privacy, and ask for help when something feels off.