Keeping Your Child Safe Online
The “4 Cs” risks to your child when they go online:
Conduct – children are responsible for their own behaviour online
Commercialism – some games may lead them to spend money & build up debt on your phone bill
Contact – protect your child’s identity by using passwords, avatars and remind them not to answer questions online if asked for their age, address, school or a photo
Content – children are taught that if they see something online that worries or upsets them, they must show an adult immediately, no matter how awkward they might feel; tell them they have done the right thing. Parents and carers must also monitor what their child is doing online. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU ARE ALWAYS IN THE ROOM WHEN YOUR CHILD IS ONLINE – DEVICES SHOULD BE LEFT WITH PARENTS AND CARERS AT NIGHT TIME.
Parents can get more excellent information by following these links:
- Tips and Advice for parents – Safer Internet Centre Guide for Parents
- Hot topics – Childnet International
- Parent factsheet for different age groups – Childnet International
- Protection from online sexual abuse – thinkuknow
- Healthy relationships – Disrespect Nobody
