What can they see?
Parent digital safety guide
Huge risks for children with devices
Phones, tablets, games and social apps are part of family life now. The real risk is what children can access, who can contact them, and what settings quietly stay open.
Who can reach them?
What can they share?
What can cost money?
Top 5 risks
The risks parents should check first
Unwanted contact
Open chats, friend requests and multiplayer games can let unknown people contact children directly.
Cyberbullying
Bullying can follow children home through group chats, games, social media, screenshots and anonymous accounts.
Inappropriate content
Children can come across violent, sexual, disturbing or age-inappropriate content by accident or through links.
Privacy and location
Photos, usernames, school clues, live location and public profiles can reveal more than families realise.
Scams and spending
Games and apps can expose children to fake offers, phishing links, in-app purchases and manipulative design.
Ways to shield your children
Helpful first checks you can do today
Check contact settings
Review friend requests, direct messages, game chat and account visibility on the apps they actually use.
Use child accounts
Separate child accounts from adult accounts and avoid shared logins where younger and older children use the same device.
Reduce public clues
Look for school names, uniforms, location tags, public usernames and profile details that make a child easy to identify.
Lock purchase paths
Require approval for purchases and check whether games include paid extras, loot-style mechanics or tempting upgrades.
Normalise reporting
Children need to know they can show you a scary message or mistake without immediately losing the device.
Every family is different.
Want this checked against your child’s real devices?
Book a review time first. After booking, we will send the intake form so SafetyByte can prepare around your real devices, apps and concerns.
This guide is informed by Australian parent-safety guidance from the eSafety Commissioner and broader child online-safety guidance. For urgent danger in Australia, call Triple Zero (000).