Parent Online Safety
How safe is Tiktok?
Watch the video for some great safety settings for this popular app.
Information on Tiktok - Internet Matters
Jessie & Friends: Film for parents and carers
Think U Know Series - Jessie & Friends
Limited Screen Time
Childnet International have issued the following useful advice for parents of children 0 to 7 on the subject of limiting screentime and taking time with your child to explore the digital world together.
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Click here for some more tips on helping your children develop good media habits
(via Common Sense Media)
Microsoft Parental Controls
Microsoft Family is a new feature in Windows 10 and on Xbox which allows parents to have control over their children's online activity. To make use of these features your child must be using a Microsoft account under the control of your family account.
Facebook - Guide for Parents Facebook have produced a new guide to help start important conversations about online safety with your child
New Netflix Parental Controls Article from UK Safer Internet Centre
Online Safety Facts - Internetmatters.org
back_to_school_-_digital_at_primary_guide_for_parents.pdfTips to keep your child safe on the Internet
NSPCC - Enable Parental Controls
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/parental-controls
Useful Links about Online Safety
Parent info New website from CEOP and Parent Zone. In line with CEOP’s Thinkuknow programme, some of the content covers internet safety, but it all starts from the assumption that young people make little distinction between their online and offline lives and the issues for parents are often the same. The aim is to help parents help their children be discriminating, web-literate and resilient.
InternetMatters.org The latest advice from the e-safety experts at internetmatters.org including a new cybersafe app for tablets and Parental Controls guide for you home broadband provider.
Educate Against Hate Government Initiative combating Extremism
Know IT All for Parents - Childnet International A unique interactive e-safety guide for parents and carers produced by Childnet International. It's designed to really help you as a parent or carer keep up to date with how children are using the internet, and support them in using these new exciting services safely and responsibly.
Keeping our Children Safe Online This weblink will connect you to the UK Safer Internet Centre, where you can find e-safety tips, advice and resources to help children and young people stay safe on the internet.
'Youtube for Kids' - A safer app for children
This app offers a simple child friendly interface and will only suggest educational videos. Also it features parental controls so you can limit the usage of this app and set time limits.
Top 10 Cyber-Safety Tips for the Summer Break
Kids today effectively don’t experience days and nights. Instead, it’s time spent on the Internet and time spent on screens; that’s the new age anti-meridiem and post-meridiem for you! Summer time just opens the floodgates to babysitting by gadgets. Here’s a to-do-list of best practices for parents and caretakers to ensure that their children are safe online:
Befriend your children online
Live life offline too
Follow up on kids' Internet usage
Report cyberbullying
Encourage sports and free play
Leverage online media
Originally published by Mobicip