Welcome to the PAWS Up™ Grown-Ups Guide

Helping kids Pause • Ask • Watch • Speak Up™

Welcome, Grown-Ups 💜🐾

You do not need to know every app, game, trend, or device to help kids stay safer online.

Children build safer habits through everyday conversations with the adults they trust.

This guide was created to help you use PAWS Up™ Pause • Ask • Watch • Speak Up™ to make those conversations feel easier, calmer, and more meaningful.

Small conversations can make a big difference.

—Laura & K9 Estie 🐾

🐾 Start Here (2 Minutes)

Try these 4 conversation starters:

You do not need to have all the answers. Start with curiosity and keep the conversation going. Small conversations build safer habits.

PAUSE

“What’s your favorite thing to do online?”

ASK

“Has anything online ever made you uncomfortable or confused?”

WATCH

“What games, apps, or videos are you loving lately?”

SPEAK UP

“If something ever feels wrong online, who could you tell?”

You don’t have to know everything.  You just have to keep talking.

Keep the Conversation Going

Kids do not need grown-ups who know everything.

They need grown-ups who stay calm, stay curious, and keep showing up.

PAWS Up™ was created to help make those conversations easier—one small conversation at a time.

Online safety isn't one big conversation—it's many small conversations built on trust. Download the PAWS Up™ Family Promise and create a shared commitment to Pause, Ask, Watch, and Speak Up together.