THE WHOLE FIELD GUIDE
Pick the problem. Start there.
No course to finish. No account to create. Find the thing happening now and take the next useful step.
Cyber bullying
Save the evidence. Stop the pile-on. Get backup from someone who can help.
Students, parents, and anyone helping a friend/02Hacked account
Recover access, protect the connected email account, and warn the people who may be targeted next.
Anyone locked out or seeing activity they did not create/03Scams & phishing
Slow down the manufactured emergency, verify through another channel, and protect money and accounts.
Students and families facing suspicious messages, links, or payment requests/04Passwords
Make the important accounts difficult to steal and easy to recover.
Every student and adult with an account/05Privacy & location
Share on purpose. Reduce what strangers, advertisers, and casual acquaintances can learn.
Families reviewing apps, devices, photos, and location sharing/06Social & group chats
Handle pile-ons, pressure, oversharing, and the feeling that you can never log off.
Students using—or asking to use—social and messaging apps/07Gaming & chat
Keep play social without giving strangers unlimited access to a child’s attention or identity.
Young players, parents, and anyone using voice or community servers/08Images & sextortion
Do not pay. Do not keep negotiating. Save evidence and bring in a trusted adult immediately.
Anyone being pressured, threatened, or blackmailed over an intimate image/09AI without the hype
Use AI as a tool—not an oracle, a secret keeper, a best friend, or a substitute for your own brain.
Families navigating generated images, voice clones, schoolwork, and AI scams/10First phone
Start with the need, choose the least complex tool that meets it, and add access in steps.
Parents deciding whether, when, and how to introduce a connected device/11Gaming money
See the real price. Lock down spending. Skip “free currency” offers. Sports betting is 21+.
Students, parents, and anyone who pays for games/12Explicit content
Stay calm. Skip the shame. Talk it through, add filters, and know when it needs a report.
Parents, and students who saw something they didn’t want to see/13Comparison & body image
Feeds are highlight reels built to keep you scrolling. Reset yours, talk it out, and get help early.
Students and parents, together/14Sleep & screens
Charge phones outside bedrooms. Quiet the alerts. Make the bedtime plan together, grown-ups included.
Students and parents building a bedtime plan together/15Staying in touch
Watches, flip phones, kids’ landlines, and more. Compare the pros and cons for reaching parents and friends.
Parents choosing a device, and kids who want to reach their friends