Healthy habits don't stop at the screen. How we and our children use smartphones, apps, and social media can affect sleep, focus, mental wellbeing, physical health, obesity risk, and personal safety. Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare has prepared this set of practical, bilingual resources to help you protect your social media accounts and build balanced digital habits at home. Download the step-by-step security guides for the most popular platforms, and use the Parent–Child Digital Health Agreement to open an honest conversation with your children about safe, responsible technology use.
Resources
Parent–Child Digital Health Agreement
A family agreement, with an age-by-age parent guide, to help parents and children set healthy and safe digital device habits together.
Instagram Security
A step-by-step guide to reviewing your login activity, strengthening your password and enabling two-factor authentication on Instagram.
Snapchat Security
Learn how to enable two-factor authentication and adjust Snapchat's privacy settings, including Ghost Mode and contact discovery.
TikTok Security
Set up a private account, control comments, mentions and video downloads, and turn on 2-step verification on TikTok.
WhatsApp Security
Enable security notifications, two-step verification and automatic chat backup, and choose who can see your information on WhatsApp.
X Security
Protect your X (Twitter) account with two-factor authentication, password reset protection and a review of your active sessions.