How to Protect Your Kids Online: a Resource for the Entire Family

You may recall this blog post from earlier this year: How Do Kids Find Porn (Top 10 Ways in 2023)?

We are big fans of Defend Young Minds and the work they do to protect kids online! So…we are very excited about their NEW resource:

Defend Young Minds has released a digital safety program to help parents protect their kids from online dangers.

Kids today are growing up in a very different world than past generations. Screen addiction in children is at an all-time high and kids are becoming increasingly vulnerable to graphic content as soon as they access the internet.

Brain Defense: Digital Safety course is an easy and straightforward way to address the digital dangers your child will face online.

Brain Defense: Digital Safety uses kid-friendly analogies, crucial information, and even humor to prepare children to be strong and defend themselves in games, apps, and websites.

This digital safety course has 3 goals:

1. Teach self-discipline with screen time to help kids control time, choose content, and create balance.
2. Create safe habits to avoid digital dangers from porn, predators and bullies.
3. Instill good digital citizen practices that teach kindness, integrity, and respect.

When you register for this digital safety course, you receive lifetime access to:

• 11 Engaging Videos feature the Brain Gang
• Family Activity Sheets foster conversations
• Student Workbooks and Answer Key
• Instruction Manual with easy scripts for parents
• Parent Support Website
• Digital Citizen Poster gives critical safety information
• CAN DO Plan Poster-five steps to reject porn

You can get a FREE sample of the Brain Defense course. Get your FREE sample HERE.

No kid deserves to face the porn industry alone. Fight back!

Now, it can sometimes feel like we are saying the same thing over and over again, but we wanted to include a few other resources for online safety.

First, we cannot recommend the Gabb phone enough.

You can read about our experience HERE (and why we too felt it was necessary that our youngest had a means of contacting us while at orchestra rehearsals and sports practices).

Here’s the deal: the Gabb Phone keeps kids connected through text and call. BUT, it does not have access to the Internet, social media or games–a huge relief for parents worried about pornography.

We have partnered with Gabb to give our customers $25 OFF the purchase of any Gabb device. Using code HOLYHEROES at checkout, you will get $25 off the Gabb Z2 phone (or the Gabb Watch if you are more tech-savvy than our family)! 

Second, we encourage every family to read this book.

Want a natural and comfortable way to talk to your kids about pornography?

This newly revised edition of the original bestseller makes that daunting discussion easy! Good Pictures Bad Pictures is a read-aloud story about a mom and dad who explain what pornography is, why it’s dangerous, and how to reject it.

Featuring easy-to-understand science and simple analogies, this internationally-acclaimed book engages young kids to porn-proof their own brains.

Here’s what makes these so good: Kids are so shocked, embarrassed, and guilty when they are exposed to pornography, that they don’t know what to do. That makes the problem worse with delay and more guilt. This book gives them a simple and immediate plan so they can act right away.

The 5-point CAN DO Plan™ teaches kids exactly what to do to protect their young minds when they see pornography.

One mother left this review after receiving her copy:

“Get this book and do what is shared here. Parents need to be brave and shine a light on their actions by making time for this conversation with their children. This book is a tool that should be mandatory for all parents.”

Another parent said:

“Excellent book. I like the parts where they have review questions for the parent and child to use as a conversation starter.”

Finally, put Covenant Eyes on all your devices.

Covenant Eyes is the internet filter PLUS accountability software that our family uses for our computers, laptops, tablets, and smartphones.

It is not just the “filtering” to protect the innocence of children, teens, and adults–so we don’t “come across” the things that others do–but the “accountability” of regular weekly reports to educate and form the moral consciences of our children. 

We receive these “accountability” reports for our children and the devices which have internet access (computers, tablets, phones, and so on), and this has made such a difference for us.

RIGHT NOW: you can get 30 days FREE by using our HOLYHEROES code when you sign up!