Keeping Children Safe Online
The Children’s Commissioner, Dame Rachel de Souza, has published a guide to help parents and carers manage their children’s online habits with the aim of keeping them safer.
The guide “What I wish my parents or carers knew…’: A guide for parents and carers on managing children’s digital lives” aims to make conversations about online safety easier and support children and young people. It includes;
- Parents and Carers Guide
- Activity pack for children
Top tips for talking to children about staying safe online
Talking to your child about online safety | NSPCC
Practical things you can do to help your child stay safe online
Help your child stay safe online - Kids Online Safety
Parental Controls - Use Parental Controls to Keep Your Child Safe | NSPCC
NSPCC Share Aware
What is generative Artificial Intelligence? (AI)
Childnet have produced a leaflet that helps explain to parents and carers what Generative Artificial Intelligence is. Childnet-Cheat-Sheet-GenAI.pdf
Misogynistic material, body‑shaming and rage‑bait
The Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology DSIT have launched a Media Literacy campaign, “You Won’t Know Until You Ask”, to help parents have open conversations with children about harmful online content, including misogynistic material, body‑shaming and rage‑bait.
The campaign provides practical tools and prompts to support parents to talk about what children are seeing online, strengthen critical thinking, and challenge misinformation
Online Hub: https://kidsonlinesafety.campaign.gov.uk/
Nudes Selfies a Parents Guide
National Crime Agency-CEOP has produced a film resource for parents and carers to help them prevent their children coming to harm through sharing sexual imagery: Nude selfies: a parents' guide
Worried about radicalisation online?
Parents' Resources - Educate Against Hate
How to report your concerns
How to make a report online - UK Safer Internet Centre
Other resources
https://www.ceopeducation.co.uk/parents/Concerned-about-your-child/
Keeping children safe online: advice for parents and carers | Barnardo's
Parents and Carers - UK Safer Internet Centre
https://www.bbc.co.uk/safeguarding/documents/app-awareness-for-parents-2.pdf
Online Safety Toolkit | Parentkind