Thursday, December 11, 2025

Help your child think about the sources of online information

Anyone can put up a website or a social media channel, and the digital world is filled with incorrect and conflicting information. That's why it's important for students to learn to evaluate the material they see online. Does the source's creator have a product to sell or a particular agenda? Your child should take that into account. If experts seem to disagree, your child should try to find out why. For example, is one source outdated because newer research is available?