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A f th 28% f t h th i t t d Are you one of the 28% of parents who use the internet and describe yourself as a beginner? 7% of children describe themselves as beginners g
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Camera phones Text messages e-mail Internet access MP3 player Mobile TV Downloads Chat and IM
79% of children use IM 29% of parents don’t know what IM is
Half of children aged 8 to 15 own a games console, while a further third use one in the household.
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100; of IM buddies = Over 50, mobile contacts = 40
75% of homes have access to the internet 19% of young people have internet access in their bedroom 19% of young people have internet access in their bedroom More than half of all children (53%) are never or hardly supervised
81% of parents think they know what their children are doing all or most
UK Children Go Online, 2005, 9-19 year olds , , y
– 26% of parents can’t check website history – 65% of young people can clear internet history 65% of young people can clear internet history – 65% of parents can deny access to specific websites – 46% of children can get round parental blocks 46% of children can get round parental blocks – 33% of children have met a ‘friend’ online – 8% have had a face-to-face meeting with an online friend – 8% have had a face-to-face meeting with an online friend – 89% told someone they were doing so
UK Children Go Online, 9-19 year olds
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O thi d f l h li t l t k t One third of young people who go online at least once a week report having received unwanted inappropriate (31%) or nasty comments (33%) via email, chat, instant message or text message. Only 7% of parents think their child has received such comments parents think their child has received such comments. UK Children Go Online, 9-19 year olds
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☺Practical principles Talk with, NOT at your children. Agree family guidelines and rules Agree family guidelines and rules. Discuss regularly online safety. ☺Infrastructure Virus and firewall software up to-date, Browser ‘safe search’ enabled. ☺Education Learn together about new technologies and enjoy! Reflect together about new technologies, th b fit d d t ti l the benefits, dangers and potential. ☺Systems Keep webcams in family rooms Monitor time spent on the internet View the ‘History’ or purchase filtering View the History or purchase filtering software. Have proportionate responses to problems. Your child will not tell you about a problem if they feel their access to the technologies will be restricted.
Stay Safe: Never give your name address or passwords out to anyone online They
Stay Safe: Never give your name, address or passwords out to anyone online. They may say they are the same age as you but they could be lying!
Meet: Never go to meet someone you have made friends with online If an online Meet: Never go to meet someone you have made friends with online. If an online friend wants to see you, talk to an adult. Remember that they might not be who they say they are!
Accepting: If someone sends you a photo, or a file, ask an adult before you open it. It could have a virus! Don’t accept it!
Reliable: Remember that you can’t trust everyone who uses the Internet. Not everyone is kind. They aren’t reliable.
Tell: Tell an adult if something online upsets you or makes you worried.