More and more children are taking to the internet at a very young age. The recent pandemic has further accelerated this irreversible change. The increasing penetration of smartphones and mobile broadband in India has made internet access and e-commerce transactions an inalienable part of our daily living. While the internet is an excellent tool for knowledge sourcing and sharing, schools, policymakers and parents need to spend even more time and resources to educate the new generation of internet-savvy kids on the ‘do’s and don’ts’ of appropriate online behavior. Like other life habits, many of these interventions and guidance needs to happen early in the life of kids and children. Ad-hoc interventions and generic advisories will not have a sustainable, long-term impact. We will need to have tailored, mandatory coursework focussed around password and information sharing protocols, basic knowledge around computer and IT security tools, awareness around harmful and dangerous websites, ability to differentiate between fact and fiction, and knowledge around responsible e-commerce transactions. Impressions and opinions formed early in life through unfiltered, unvalidated data freely available on the internet can lead to a whole generation of kids that are ideologically and intellectually skewed. Rational behavior and fact-based reasoning needs to be incubated early in life. The HRD ministry should explore making digital hygiene and health a compulsory part of the curriculum starting in primary school. The coursework needs to be supplemented with lively classroom interactions and workshops on these subjects. Government and school administration need to look at video games and student-friendly tools to augment the awareness and messaging around this key topic. Parents will need to do their bit. It will be good to rope in internet era companies and build some strong public-private partnerships given the need for scale. Digital hygiene needs a complete make-over and a heightened level of intervention worldwide. The problem is more compounded in India given the size of our young population and poor digital infrastructure in most schools. Inability to do so may lead to a generation of internet users who are scarred and gullible to cyberbullying, trolling, and social media related stresses. Good health and good hygiene need to start early and keep getting reinforced appropriately. I am requesting the ministry of education to issue a white paper on this subject. It needs to be followed by policy and curriculum changes. It is never too late… Let's begin the discussion.