Last Updated on August 22, 2025 by Archna Tiwari
In the age of online classes, parents are concerned about several online threats. For children, parents should also act as guardians and tell them how to be safe online. While the child is online, there are many threats, like phishing, suspicious apps, scams, and cyberbullying.
Read the article to know the potential threats and cyber safety tips for your children.
Cyber Safety Tips for Parents
Cyber safety is about several practices while using the internet to stay safe from scams. These scammers feed on the information shared by the child, like passwords, OTP, or personal information(addresses, etc.).
Students preparing for the AISSEE or JNVST 2026 may get scammed by sites promising previous year questions and study material for preparation. Therefore, parents should tell them about all these issues in advance.
Thinking Before Clicking Links
Cyber scams are done through social media, and hence, children should be told about these kinds of risks. Tell them to always be aware of clicking on any random links. Never click on random links.
Always Lock The Device
Tell your child to always lock their phones, tablets, and other devices. It ensures their personal information is safe. Leaving the device unattended can make their device vulnerable to information theft, like classmates accessing messages. Moreover, if a stranger accesses your device, they can install malware or harmful apps.
Don’t Share Your Passwords Online
Inform your kid about the harms of sharing passwords. Additionally, as parents, you should be aware of phishing done by asking for passwords and OTP’s via call or texts.
Make Them Aware of Malware
Tell them about the harmful files or malware that can steal information. Parents whose kids are taking online classes should tell their kids not to download files from unknown sources.
Parental Control to Keep Kids Safe
There are numerous parental control apps available to keep the online presence of children safe and guided. Parents can use the digital well-being feature on Android phones to control the screen time of their students. Certain router settings can be used to block some malicious sites, social media sites, and restrict internet timings.
Cyber Security Threats
There are several risks when kids use the internet. Some of the potential risks are mentioned in the pointers:
- Data Theft Risk – When logging to any site, make sure that you aren’t sharing personal information and falling for phishing attacks.
- Stranger Danger – Students should be aware of the sites where scammers pose as students or teachers to send them a malicious link as study material.
- Weak password – Hackers are experts at cracking weak passwords. Educate kid about keeping strong passwords for their accounts for online studies.
Summing Up!
Being aware of the cyber safety tips can help parents to make sure their child is safe online. The most important tip is to use parental control to keep the child guided online. Additionally, they can make the kid aware of maintaining healthy habits while accessing the internet. Hopefully, parents can benefit from the above online safety tips
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Frequently Asked Questions
Ques 1: How to tell my child about cyber safety?
Ans 1: Tell them not to click any suspicious links and share passwords or personal information online.
Ques 2: How do parents ensure limited screen time?
Ans 2: Use a parental control app or setting to limit internet and screen time.
Ques 3: Which is one important security tip to tell children attending online classes?
Ans 3: Children should be made aware of malicious links.
Ques 4: Can I lock my child’s phone remotely?
Ans 4: Yes, an iPhone can be locked using the ‘Find My App’ feature from Apple.
Ques 5: What safety tips to follow while online Sainik School?
Ans 5: Avoid getting distracted by gaming or other apps like YouTube.
Archna is a University of Delhi graduate. She has 2 years of experience as a Content Writer in education, finance, and tech writing. She aims to create informative, clear, and concise user-friendly content. For the SD campus, she writes for: Teaching exams, Government Jobs, and School Entrance exams.
