Talk to my child or teen about online safety
An age-matched conversation guide about online strangers, sharing, scams, and what to do when something goes wrong.
The prompt
Help me talk to my child about staying safe online.
Child's age: [AGE]
Devices, games, and apps they use: [LIST]
What prompted this: [e.g. "first phone", "chatting with strangers in a game", "a friend got scammed", "just being proactive"]
What our current rules are: [DETAILS]
How they react to rules: [open / defensive / secretive]
Give me:
1. A conversation plan that feels like a talk, not a lecture: opening line, questions to ask about what they enjoy online, and how to listen first.
2. Key points to cover for their age: personal information, strangers and grooming warning signs, sharing photos, scams and fake offers, kindness and cyberbullying, and what's permanent online.
3. A family rule that they can tell me about anything that feels wrong without losing their device, and why that matters.
4. Short "what would you do if..." scenarios to discuss, with good answers.
5. A simple family agreement we can sign together.
6. What to do if something has already happened: save evidence, block, report, and who to tell.
If there's any sign of sexual exploitation, threats, or blackmail, tell me to contact the police and the platform right away and not to delete evidence. If my child seems distressed or withdrawn, suggest speaking with their school counselor or pediatrician.
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- AGE
- LIST
- DETAILS
- open / defensive / secretive
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the RTF structure (Role, Task, Format). RTF tells the model who to be, what to do and what shape the answer should take. It is the quickest structure that still gives noticeably better results than a bare request.
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