Staying Safe On-Line
KEEPING YOUR FAMILY SAFE ONLINE
Technology and the internet has changed all of our lives, particularly the lives and futures of our children. For parents and carers this opens up a whole new world of things to be aware of. There are a number of very informative websites with a wealth of information for parents and carers about how to keep your child safe online.
- Internet Matters a not-for-profit organisation working with online safety experts to provide you with comprehensive information in order to keep your children safe online.
- NSPCC.
- Thinkuknow has specific information about keeping under 5's safe online.
- Vodaphone have an excellent free online digital parenting magazine which includes articles, hints and tips and advice for keeping the whole family safe surfing the web.
- UK Safer Internet Centre offers advice and resources to support you as you support your child to use the internet safely, responsibility and positively.
Online Safety guides for parent/carers
Here you will find the most up to date guides for social media apps and platforms
Parental controls
This tool will help you set up parental controls all the main devices and websites your children use. Simply scroll through the categories and choose what you would like to protect.
Talking to your child on-line
Here's the advice you need and great ways to begin conversations to keep your child safe online. You might find it helpful to start with a family discussion to set boundaries and or you might need a more specific conversation about an app or website your child wants to use or something you're worried about.
APPS
This guide maps some of the most common apps available and highlights those that might create risky situations for children, such as unintentionally revealing personal information, stranger danger and generating large bills through in-app purchasing.
TECH (A guide)
When buying devices for your child, it can be difficult to know what to look out for from an online safety perspective and what’s age appropriate, above is a link to internetmatters.org tech guide for parents.
GUIDANCE ON SETTING PARENTAL CONTROLS
The following information sheets give advice to parents and carers on setting age appropriate controls on particular gaming devices. Please click on the icons below to take you to the relevant advice and guidelines.