E-safety
Talking to your children about staying safe online.
It may feel daunting to talk about staying safe online – especially when your children are using the internet differently to you. We have advice and support to help:
Free online safety resources - https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/.
You will find advice on setting up parental controls, to advice on sexting, online games and video apps, we can help you to understand the risks and keep your child safe.
Start a conversation about online safety – We can lead you to advice and support about how to start talking to your child about online safety and how to make sure they know they can turn to you about anything that worries them.
Here are some useful links about Esafety:-
https://saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/safer-internet-day-2022
Digital Wellbeing - Childnet Guidance for Parents
Growing up in the Digital World can be both positive and negative for our children. Technology allows them to connect, share and learn in all sorts of ways. But, as recent research has shown, being online can put pressure on children or expose them to upsetting experiences.
As adults, it can be difficult to know how to support our children to become healthy, confident users of technology, so Childnet has produced guidance to support parents in this.
It is organised into different age groups from 3-18 year-olds and provides support for parents with children of all ages:
Making Time to Talk
