Federal Trade Commission offers free privacy and online safety program for children [Video]

SAN ANTONIO – It’s never too early to teach your children about online safety and spotting scams to prevent them from falling victim, but the available information is usually at a reading level only adults and older teens may understand. The Federal Trade Commission is working to change that by offering its Youville program, which teaches kids ages 8-12.

The program offers educational materials and even classroom-based tools to help kids understand privacy and online safety, advertising, spotting scams, and digital citizenship.

The free program offers 12 lessons that teach children “what information is personal, what to do if someone uses bullying language online, how to understand the advertising techniques that target them, and how to spot free offers that aren’t really free.”

The good news is the lessons stand alone, so they can be learned at any pace and in any order.

“Working together, students complete a series of activities …