8 Steps to keep your children safe online

8 Steps to keep your children safe online

8 steps to keep your child safe online this month

1. Explore together: Ask your child to show you their favourite websites and apps and what they do
on them. Listen, show interest and encourage them to teach you the basics of the site or app.

2. Chat little and often about online safety: If you’re introducing them to new learning websites and
apps while school is closed, take the opportunity to talk to them about how to stay safe on these
services and in general. Ask if anything ever worries them while they’re online. Make sure they
know that if they ever feel worried, they can get help by talking to you or another adult they trust.

3. Help your child identify trusted adults who can help them if they are worried: This includes you
and other adults at home, as well as adults from wider family, school or other support services who
they are able to contact at this time. Encourage them to draw a picture or write a list of their
trusted adults.

4. Be non-judgemental: Explain that you would never blame them for anything that might happen
online, and you will always give them calm, loving support.

5. Supervise their online activity: Keep the devices your child uses in communal areas of the house
such as in the living room or kitchen where an adult is able to supervise. Children of this age should
not access the internet unsupervised in private spaces, such as alone in a bedroom or bathroom.

6. Talk about how their online actions affect others: If your child is engaging with others online,
remind them to consider how someone else might feel before they post or share something. If they
are considering sharing a photo/video of somebody else, they should always ask permission first.

7. Use ‘SafeSearch’: Most web search engines will have a ‘SafeSearch’ function, which will allow you
to limit the content your child can access whilst online. Look out for the ‘Settings’ button on your
web browser homepage, which is often shaped like a small cog.

8. Parental controls: Use the parental controls available on your home broadband and all internet
enabled devices in your home. You can find out more about how to use parental controls by visiting
your broadband provider’s website.

 

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