Young people are very much the creators and distributors of information today, and whilst this can be very exciting leading to knowledge and creativity, it can also sometimes involve inappropriate content. We are living in an age when technology is changing fast and children often have extensive access to internet enabled devices and so we wanted to provide parents and carers with some resources to help them navigate how to enable their children to access age appropriate and safe content.
Teaching children about digital technologies is essential, but you do not need to be a technical wizard to do this. It’s all about using common sense to help children learn to manage risks and also about making sure that they know their parents are there to help them if anything goes wrong.
Top Tips
- Check you know what applications your children are using, especially chat rooms and games played with others online. Ask who they are talking to. Get them to teach you about how things work.
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Get involved in your children’s online activity at home and talk to them about it.
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Make sure your child knows who they can talk to if they are worried or concerned about anything that they find online.