About CIA Kids

CIA Kids stands for coding and internet awareness — the two subjects this site covers. It's written for parents, grandparents, and anyone else helping a school-age child get started with technology: first coding tools, free STEM activities, and the household groundwork that should come before a first phone or tablet.

We keep the scope narrow on purpose. Rather than reviewing individual apps or chasing whatever platform is popular this year, our pages explain durable basics — what block-based coding is, what national standards actually expect kids to learn at each grade level, and how to use planning tools like the AAP's Family Media Plan — and then link you directly to the established organizations that maintain those resources: MIT's Scratch team, Code.org, the Computer Science Teachers Association, ISTE, NASA, the American Academy of Pediatrics, NCMEC's NetSmartz program, and Common Sense Media.

An honest note about what this site is: the pages here are reviewed reference material written by people who follow this subject, not professional advice. We're not pediatricians, teachers, or counselors, and nothing here replaces the judgment of the adults who know your child. For decisions about an individual child — especially anything touching health or wellbeing — talk to your pediatrician, your child's school, or another qualified professional.