How do I set up my kid's first phone safely?

1. Set the phone up as a child account in Apple Family Sharing or Google Family Link. Turn on purchase approval and app approval.
2. Set downtime hours and keep the phone charging outside the bedroom at night.
3. Start with texting and calling only approved contacts. Add apps one at a time.
4. Tell your kid: if anyone online asks for photos or threatens them, they won't be in trouble for telling you. Say it more than once.

Get help if

If someone threatens to share images of your child, don't pay or reply. Save the messages and report to the FBI at tips.fbi.gov.