YOUR FAMILY TOOLKIT
The setup guides from the Safe Family Internet night, Lake Country.

Everything from the session, in one place. Start with the layer you committed to, then add the others when you're ready. Each guide is one tap at a time, no tech knowledge needed.

Start here · the whole picture

The Castle Model

The five layers of protection on one page. What each one catches, and the one honest gap.

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New · before you hand it over

Your kid's first phone

Four steps to set up a first phone before you hand it over, with the guide for each step one tap away.

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Layer 1 · The Shield

Roblox: Your parent account

Set up and verify your own Roblox account, the adult account you need before you can manage your child's. Start here.

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Layer 1 · The Shield

Roblox: Parental controls

Link your account to your child's, set the content level, and turn off stranger chat. The game still works.

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Layer 1 · The Shield

Fortnite

Set the PIN and turn off voice and text chat with strangers. One path, whether they play on Switch, PlayStation, Xbox, or PC.

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Layer 1 · The Shield

Nintendo Switch

Pair the free parental controls app, set play-time limits and bedtime, and lock it all behind your PIN.

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Layer 2 · The Armour

Apple Screen Time

Quiet hours, app limits, content lockdown, and the passcode that makes it stick. Step by step, with screenshots.

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Layer 3 · The Castle Walls

TP-Link HomeShield

The one device that protects every phone, tablet, and console on your WiFi at once. Profiles, blocking, and bedtimes.

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Layer 4 · The Moat

CIRA Canadian Shield (DNS)

A free, Canadian-built filter for your whole home. Two numbers, and where to put them on every common router.

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Context · the new law

Bill C-34, in plain English

Canada's new online safety bill, explained for parents. What it does, what it does not do, and why none of it changes what to set up at home.

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