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E – Safety Taking care of your child online

How we use these technologies Parents / Carers Young people  M usic  e-mail  Games  Shopping  Chat  Booking trips  Instant M essaging IM  Research  Blogs  Social Networking

Websites • Which sites do your children use online?

The online world • Children are natives in the online world, most are unaware of life without: – Iphones – Games consoles – Google – Emails – Facebook • They feel confident using new sites and technologies, moving from site to site with ease.

M obile Phones / Tablets Anytime  Anywhere Text messages Camera phones Internet access e-mail MP3 player Chat and IM Downloads Mobile TV

Communication M oney management skills Learning Computer skills Confidence Commitment Online? Research Creativity

• We’re now going to take a closer look at how Facebook works. • Y our child may not have Facebook profile now, but chances are they will have before you know it.

Internet and FB Risks  Unwittingly sharing personal information  Unwanted contact/grooming  Overusage – e.g.always checking FB account  Cyberbullying  Privacy/ digital footprints

M anaging Risks www.courthousegreen.org

Gaming Half of children aged 8 to 15 own a games console, while a further third use one in the household.

Gaming Tips  Leave all gaming devices in a family space  Talk to your child about the sites they are using  Explain that people lie online and they are not always who they say they are  Explain that people can be mean online  Ask them to never give out personal information  Set parental controls  Set time limits on how long they can game for. Allow time for non-technology based activities before bed

Buying a mobile - Tips  Is my child old enough to have a mobile phone? Set boundaries  M any parents allow their children to have a mobile when it is needed, i.e. leaving the house alone/ starting secondary school.  Before buying your child a mobile, find out what functions it has:  Internet, private messaging, built in applications  Set parental controls where required  Talk to the service provider  Set mobile rules:  E.g. No mobile phone in the bedroom at night (you could charge them in yours overnight), mobile free time before bed.

Parental Controls • As a minimum , please set parental controls on your search engines, youtube account and the mobile phone your child uses. • One of the most popular search engines in the world is Google. Y ou can visit Google’s informative safety centre for simple step by step guides - www.google.com/ familysafety/ tools • Here are a few options available to you: • Visit the Google home page – www.google.co.uk and click on the ‘search setting’ tab in the top right hand corner.

Simple steps to protection: A Checklist  I have asked my child to show me sites they use  I have asked my child to set the security settings on all the technologies they use  I have asked my child to only accept people they know and trust in the real world as online “Friends”  I have set safe settings on our computer/ laptop and set adult content filters on my/ my child’s smart phone  M y child has agreed to tell me if they are worried about something online