passwords

The old advice to change your password every 90 days has been replaced by better guidance: make it strong from the start, use a unique password for every account, and only change when there’s been a known breach

📌 Tip 5 of 72 🏷️ passwords 👶 Ages 3–5

The old advice to change your password every 90 days has been replaced by better guidance: make it strong from the start, use a unique password for every account, and only change when there’s been a known breach.

Teaching kids this mindset — rather than password-change rituals — is what actually keeps them safer online.

Build habits, not rules.

💬 Talk to your kid about this

Ask your child: "What would make a password really hard to guess? Can you come up with a passphrase we could both use?"

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