You’re already aware and careful about threats like hacking, scams and malware. Talk to your kids about these risks to protect their personal data and devices. A great step to take with kids is to help kids master creating and caring for passwords.

You can work out a strong password with your child. It should have at least 15 characters, numbers, symbols, along with lower and uppercase letters. But the longer the better! Try creating one using a phrase. Here’s an example:

• Think of a phrase. Example, "waffles and pancakes," that's more than 15 characters
• Mix upper and lower case: waFFlesandpancaKeS
• Change letters to numbers & symbols: w@FFl3sandp4nc4K3S

Talk to your kids about taking these steps to protect their password.

• Don’t share your password
• Change your password every six months
• Don’t use the same password everywhere
• Remember to log out
• If someone figures out the password, let your kids know you’re there to help