Online Safety Mubina Asaria Head of Online Safety & Prevent, Greenford High
Online Safety • Chief Medical Officers advice for parents on children’s screen and Social media use - published February 2019 • New free resources and training available • MOMO challenge update
Chief Medical Officers advice for parents on children’s screen and social media use Key recommendations and guidelines for parents include: • Not using phones and mobile devices at the dinner table- talking as a family is very important for development • Keeping screens out of the bedroom at bedtime • Talking as a family about keeping safe online and about cyberbullying and what children should do if they are worried • Making sure children take a break from screens at least every two hours by getting up and being active • Parents should give their children proper attention and quality family time and never assume that their children are happy for pictures of them to be shared.
Download at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/777026/UK_CMO _commentary_on_screentime_and_social_media_map_of_reviews.pdf
New resource Me, My Selfie and I – aimed at secondary aged children: • John is falling behind at school, ignoring his mates and neglecting his girlfriend - all because he's become obsessed with maintaining his online persona. He spends so much time on his phone, he eventually becomes trapped inside it. Literally. • A re-telling of the Greek myth of Narcissus for the social media age. • https://www.truetube.co.uk/film/me-myselfie-and-i
Free Assemblies Google – “Be Internet Legends” assemblies • If you are interested in Google coming along to present a free Be Internet Legends assembly in your school then contact Louisa Freemont (Lulu) at louisa@parentzone.org.uk – suitable for KS2 children
MOMO Challenge And finally, Viral 'Momo challenge' is a malicious hoax Recommended advice to schools, including from the safer internet centre below: “Our feelings and advice regarding the “ ---- ” scare are similar to the “blue whale game”. While there have been some reports of a game being played, it transpires to be more of a chain-mail type situation. We do not advise sending out warnings or mentioning the name in newsletters as this could lead children & young people to look for it. Our messaging is to have open and general conversations with children about the kind of content they could encounter online, and to ensure children know where to go/who to turn to if they do come across something unsettling. Moreover, it is important that as professionals we are setting an example ourselves, making sure the information we are sharing within our networks is factual and useful .” Template Letter to Parents from LGFL
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