Smart Cat GamesInternet Safety Rules for Kids
A clear family rulebook for safer browsing, games, videos, and apps.
For parents
Internet safety rules work best when they are short enough for a child to remember and specific enough to use in the moment. Instead of a long lecture, choose five family rules and practice them before your child is surprised by a pop-up, chat request, download, or strange page.
The strongest rules are action rules. "Keep private things private" is useful, but "ask before sharing your name, school, photo, or location" is easier for a child to follow. "Be careful online" is vague, but "pause and ask before clicking download, allow, prize, or sign up" gives them a next step.
Make sure kids know they can come to you without getting in trouble. Children sometimes hide mistakes because they worry the device will be taken away. A safer script is: "If something weird happens, bring it to me. We will fix the screen first and talk after."
For younger kids, review rules at the start of play. For older kids, connect rules to real situations: group chats, game usernames, browser downloads, school devices, and photos that reveal places. The goal is not fear. The goal is a pause habit.
Kid version
These are the five Smart Cat safety rules:
- Keep private things private: name, school, address, birthday, photos, and passwords.
- Ask before you download, sign up, or click a prize.
- Use kind words, even when a game is hard.
- If a screen feels weird, close it or stop playing.
- Tell a grown-up. You are not in trouble for asking.
Family activity: make the rules visible
Pick five rules together, write them in your child's words, and put them near the shared device. Ask your child to point to the rule they would use for a pop-up, a password box, and a message from someone they do not know.