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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.

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Cyberbullying

Save the evidence. Stop the pile-on. Get backup from someone who can help.

Students, parents, and anyone helping a friend
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Hacked 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
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Scams & 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
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Passwords

Make the important accounts difficult to steal and easy to recover.

Every student and adult with an account
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Privacy & location

Share on purpose. Reduce what strangers, advertisers, and casual acquaintances can learn.

Families reviewing apps, devices, photos, and location sharing
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Social & 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
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Gaming & 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
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Images & 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
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AI 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
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First 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
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Gaming money

See the real price. Lock down spending. Skip “free currency” offers. Sports betting is 21+.

Students, parents, and anyone who pays for games
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Explicit 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
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Comparison & body image

Feeds are highlight reels built to keep you scrolling. Reset yours, talk it out, and get help early.

Students and parents, together
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Sleep & screens

Charge phones outside bedrooms. Quiet the alerts. Make the bedtime plan together, grown-ups included.

Students and parents building a bedtime plan together
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Staying 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