Advice for parents and carers
Top Tips from the NSPCC
Take a TEAM approach to e-safety
1. Talk about staying safe online
2. Explore their online world together
3. Agree rules about what's ok and not ok online
4. Manage your family's settings and controls
More can be found on their website https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/
Games and Apps
All games and apps on mobile devices are required to have an age rating applied to them. These ratings are a guide only and can vary from app store to app store. More information can be found on the following websites http://www.pegi.info/en/index/id/33/ , http://parentinfo.org/article/pegi-games-ratings-explained , gamesratingauthority.org/RatingBoard/
We recommend that whenever your child is using a new app or game you use it with them initally.
Useful websites
This website offers support from o2 specifically for children https://www.o2.co.uk/help/online-safety
This website tells you where to report a problem, where to go for advice along with parent guides to technology.
https://www.internetmatters.org
This website helps you to understand how to keep children safe online.
http://www.saferinternet.org.uk/ufiles/Keeping-Young-Children-Safe-Online.pdf
Practical tips and simple guidance can be found on this website.
Helpful advice and tools you can use to help keep your child
safe whenever and wherever they go online.
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/
