• To consider what young people are actually doing online.
• To explore some of the issues surrounding
e-safety.
• To provide some possible solutions and resources.
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Keep the computer in a high-traffic area of your home.
Establish limits for which online sites children may visit and for how long.
Remember to monitor mobile phones, gaming devices, and laptops.
Surf the Internet with your children and let them show you what they like to do
online.
• Know who is connecting with your children online and set rules for social networking,
instant messaging, e-mailing, online gaming, and using webcams.
• Check the browser search history on a regular basis.
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Communicate and collaborate with people across distances.
Be a part of an online community.
Learn and practice 21st century technology skills.
Educational
Funonnect with people that could lead to jobs and other opportunities.
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Personal information can be copied, stored, or used to track a person.
Creates a lack of face-to-face contact.
People may post things they wouldn’t say in person.
Future employers, teachers, relatives, and strangers can see things that you post as public.
Can lead to harassment, exclusion, or cyber bullying.
Overuse.
http://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-childrensafe/share-aware/
• All mobile network providers provide parental controls.
Some will have these on as default, but others you will need to request to be turned on.
• e.g. Tesco Mobile and O2 have a parental control option to ensure that only websites
they have classified as suitable for children under 12 can be accessed. Contact your
service provider to find out about filtering options.
http://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-childrensafe/share-aware/
How do I stay safe when playing games online?
• Don’t use any personal information that might identify you. This could be your full
name, home address, phone number or the name of your school.
• Use a nickname instead of your real name and choose one that will not attract the
wrong type of attention.
• Look out for your mates. Treat your friend’s personal details like you would your own
http://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-childrenand do not share their details with others.
safe/share-aware/
• In some online games, you can talk to others players through a headset, often known as
‘voice chat’. The other person might seem friendly but remember they are still strangers
and it is still important to keep safe:
• Sometimes you can use a ‘voice mask’. This will disguise your voice and make you
sound different, that way, others don’t know your age or gender.
http://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-childrensafe/share-aware/
2 minute game guides
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL02RKkMS5T4ijPfE7bW1K
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We all use search engines; for example Google, Yahoo or Ask, and if we want an answer to
something, chances are we will search the internet for it.
Our children are no different. While searching holds obvious benefits for children and young
people – researching school projects for example – it also carries a risk of exposure to
material that is inappropriate, potentially harmful or even illegal.
Remind children that not all information held on the internet is reliable. You must not
believe
everything you read!
http://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-childrenKnow the difference between ‘automated
search results’ and ‘sponsored links’ which are
safe/share-aware/
results that are paid for. Search providers will differentiate between the two and it is
important you can tell the difference.
• Don’t overreact if your child tells you about something they have seen. You
might feel shocked and angry but by dealing with it calmly your child will know
they can turn to you again.
• Keep records of abusive messaging.
• Report abusive or inappropriate behaviour to the website and if serious, to the
http://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-childrenpolice.
safe/share-aware/
• If you come across illegal content, such as images of child abuse, you can report
this to the Internet Watch Foundation at www.iwf.org.uk or the CEOP website.
http://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-childrensafe/share-aware/