It used to be that parents knew their kids were safe once they got home and shut the door. Today, however, technology allows kids to socialize long after they’ve come inside and kicked off their shoes. Thanks to the Internet, smartphones, and social media, they can socialize with people from around the world–all day and all night. And they can do much of their socializing without parental supervision and knowledge.

While there are positives to social media use for kids, parents are often concerned about their children’s safety and their responsible use of the Internet. At the same time, they are often at a loss for how to help their tweens and teens make the right choices and use social media safely. Further complicating matters is the fact that colleges and employers are using social media to check out applicants and make their decisions. This means parents must also worry about whether their teens’ online behavior will adversely affect them later. Fortunately, there are tools to help parents help their children. Saving Face is one such tool.

Saving Face is a social media tool designed to help parents guide their tweens and teens in making smart choices that keep them safe and guard their online reputations. This online toolkit allows parents to guide their tweens and teens, one lesson at a time, via online video modules and handouts, assignments, and task lists that help to drive the lessons home. The creators of Saving Face designed the program this way, recognizing that parents must understand social media and its benefits and challenges in order to teach their children how to be responsible online.

This video training program covers the following topics:

• Digital Citizenship
• The Power of Social Media
• Safety and Privacy
• Social Media Manners
• Digital Responsibility
• Cyberbullying
• Online Reputation Management

Though the Saving Face program can help parents protect and educate their teens and tweens, it isn’t only for them. Anyone with tweens or teens in his/her life can use the lessons and materials to learn more about today’s digital world and to prepare kids for safe participation.

What can you expect from Saving Face?

• Seven informative video modules–each one 30 minutes long
• Handouts that correspond with the video module lessons
• Homework intended to help parents use the information they glean from the program
• Insight into red flags that may indicate inappropriate activity on the Internet
• A list of social networks considered safe for tweens
• Suggestions of ground rules to set for using social media
• Instructions that guide parents step by step in setting privacy options
• A simple template for creating a family social media agreement
• Conversation starters for discussing social media ethics and manners
• Advice for helping teens build and protect their reputations online
• Seven action-oriented checklists as a bonus

Saving Face comes with a money-back guarantee, which means you can try the program without risk. If you’re not completely satisfied, simply request a refund within 30 days.

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A big thank you to the founders of Saving Face for sponsoring this giveaway.  The author received course access for the purposes of this review; however, all opinions in this article are strictly those of the writer.