Safeguarding and eSafety

Some useful links and downloads for parents regarding safeguarding, internet and online safety.

Online and Internet Safety

• Online safety tips for parents of pre-school children 0-5 Year Olds
• Internet Safety

Barnados

• Digital Dangers - Summary of 'Digital Dangers: the impact of technology on the sexual abuse and exploitation of children and young people'
• Introduction to Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)

Parental Controls

• UK Safer Internet Centre: Parents guide to new technology
• UK Safer Internet Centre: Parents guide to parental controls
• Internet Matters - Safe set up guides for devices and social media apps
• NSPCC Parental Controls
• Yahoo Safety Tips
• Google Safety Center - includes family safety
• How Computers Work
• NetLingo - common online acronyms and text speak e.g. LOL, POS
• Staying safe online: parental controls on broadband

Resources to support parents and carers dealing with concerns

• Parent's Protect and Lucy Faithfull: What's the problem? - Family action planning tool - covers children accessing adult content, 'sexting' and downloading indecent images.
• Think U Know:
  • Worried your child is being sexually abused?
  • Worried about your child, sex and relationships?
  • Finding out your child has been sexually abused
  • Supporting a child who has been sexually abused
  • Finding out your child has done something sexually harmful
  • How to report to CEOP
  • Reporting to social media sites
• The Marie Collins Foundation - support for children and families who have experienced online abuse