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Parents and Carers
Tips, advice, guides and resources to help keep your child safe online
As a parent or carer you play a key role in helping your child to stay safe online.
You don’t need to be an expert on the internet to help keep your child stay safe online. Our advice and resources are here to support you as you support your child to use the internet safely, responsibility and positively.
Parents guide to technology
Laptops
Looking for advice on how to support your child in using a laptop safely and responsibly? Read our guide and FAQs.
Smart Speakers
Looking for advice on how to support your child in using a smart speaker safely and responsibly? Read our guide and…
Games Consoles
Looking for advice on how to support your child in using a games console safely and responsibly? Read our guide and FAQs…
Have a conversation
It is really important to chat with your children on an ongoing basis about staying safe online. Not sure where to begin? These conversation starter suggestions can help.
Ask your children to tell you about the sites they like to visit and what they enjoy doing online.
What games do you and your friends like to play online? Can you show me the websites you visit the most? Shall we play your favourite game online together?
Ask them about how they stay safe online.
What tips do they have for you, and where did they learn them? What is OK and not OK to share?
Ask them if they know where to go for help.
Where can they go to find the safety advice, privacy settings and how to report or block on the services they use?
Think about how you each use the internet.
What more could you do to use the internet together? Are there activities that you could enjoy as a family?
Blogs and advice
New Social Media Hub Launched on SWGfL
SWGfL have launched a brand new social media hub that offers guidance and resources for professionals working with children and…
A million of the worst child sexual abuse images graded by ‘elite’ taskforce
A million of the worst images of child sexual abuse have been turned into digital fingerprints in an “unprecedented” drive…
New Parental Supervision Tools for Instagram and Quest VR
New parental supervision tools are becoming available for Instagram as well as on Quest VR headsets from Meta. Read more…
Ofcom Releases Online Nation Report
Ofcom has released a new Online Nation report to show data around how people in the UK use the internet.…
Sexual abuse imagery of girls online at record high following pandemic lockdowns
The IWF releases its 2021 Annual Report with the latest global trends in combatting the distribution of child sexual abuse…
Password security – Understanding the basics
In this article, we run down a few key points to remember when it comes to managing and creating your…
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