The Internet is like the real
world. There are parts of
the real world that you
would not want your child
to go unsupervised and
explore.
Technology
enhances
learning.
We need to ensure all children get
the most from it, by encouraging
responsible online
behaviour (not keeping a list of their
usernames and passwords)
You might wonder
whether what they are
doing is safe, and you
might also be thinking
how can I be as good a
parent online as I am
offline?
Thinking
time...
How do you really know
what your child is doing
online?
One
out
of
three
teens
97% of teens play online
Teens
who
use
texting
between
twelve
and
29%
of
parents
allow
their
One
of
twenty
five
teens
have
games
on
their
computers,
93%
of
teenagers
use
the
5%
of
teens
have
admitted
73%
of
teens
between
between
the
ages
of
twelve
seventeen
have
experienced
received
online
sexual
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and
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and
children
to
use
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internet
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go
online
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secret
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and
seventeen
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seventeen,
send
and
cyberbullying
or
online
solicitations
with
the
offender
console
games.
Some
of
these
with
no
supervision
or
80%
going
online
at
least
meeting
with
someone
that
social
network
profiles.
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an
average
of
seeking
to
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Source 2014: http://nobullying.com/internet-safety-statistics/
Aims, Goals, Objectives
• What is my child doing online?
•What risks might my child face?
•How do I talk to my child about what they are
doing online?
• What tools are there to help keep my child safe?
“Online homework and social
media pose parental dilemma”
"What am I supposed to do? Stop her when she says it's
essential for her homework. But when she's meant to be
working, she's actually on social media on the computer,"
Mother of 15-year-old Elly, from Worcestershire.
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Research from the Oxford
Internet Institute and Parent
Zone
Children who have positive offline relationships
with their parents are more likely to navigate the
web in a sensible way
2. Supportive and enabling parenting has a more
positive impact than restricting or monitoring
internet use
3. Teenagers left to self-regulate their internet and
social media use are more likely to teach
themselves new skills online and maintain positive
What is my child
doing online?
Is my child
safe online?
What is my
child doing
online?
Digital cameras
Social
networking
Searching
Smartphones
Cyber
bullying
Chatrooms
and IM
Sexting
Grooming
Living in the
modern age –
being online
Public means
permanent
How can I
monitor what
he/she does?
Addiction
Uploading
videos/photos
Browsing
history
Online
gaming
Wi-Fi & 4G
Hacking &
viruses
Apps
Files sharing
Online
reputation
Private browsing
Proxy websites
Inappropriate
websites
Does my child
really have 300+
friends?
Internet acronyms you should know
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PIR
PAW
P911
99
POS
WTTP
DOC
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Parent in room
Parents are watching
Parent alert
Parents have gone
Parents over shoulder
Want to trade pictures?
Drug of choice?
What risks might
my child face?
Socialising Online
Ever thought how odd your
online life is? Ever thought
what could go wrong?
What should you discuss with your child to help them protect themselves
when socialising online?
Never meet up with
someone you only know
Facebook, Twitter,
online.
Know who your
Instagram, Google+, Tumblr,
friends are
Snapchat, Cuddlr
Does your daughter
really have 234
friends?
Checking-in and
geo-tagging
Share photos
and videos
Manage the
information you
share with them.
Age limits
Does she know all of
her friends’ friends
too?
Socialising &
Social
Networks
Everything online is
public – school, college,
jobs – NEW privacy &
security settings
Displaying
personal details
online
Photo and video
manipulation –
cyber bullying.
Know what to do if someone
upsets you.
Add-on site Snapsaved says
it was Snapchat leak source
Online Gaming
• Games can be played against anyone in the world, at
any time and for as long as you want.
• Smartphones, SmartTV, PC, Laptop, Tablet, Consoles...
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Know who they are talking to
Check the age rating of the game
Look for the game’s advice for parents and carers
Set boundaries
Know what to do if something goes wrong
Cyberbullying is bullying that
takes place via technology
• Students need to be educated
on how to be a good digital citizen
• 28% of 11 – to 16 year olds have been
deliberately targeted, threatened or
humiliated by an individual or group
through the use of mobile phone or the
internet
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gOQ3JhAtkh0#t=140
What to do if my child is being
cyberbullied
• Offer reassurance and support
• Your child could visit CyberMentors
• Tell your child that if they are being bullied
to always keep the evidence
• Block the bullies
• Report any bullying content to the website
it’s hosted on
Talking to People
• Emailing, SPIM (unwanted messages that are sent
through instant messaging sites), instant messaging,
webcam, apps, random chat rooms...
• The Internet gives people the opportunity to be
inquisitive, explore relationships and actively seek risks
• Online behaviour - chatting online feels different to
chatting face-to-face.
• Young people should be aware that they can:
– Block contacts.
– Report contacts.
Chat rooms and IM
• Would you yell that out in a crowded
room?
• Personal details vs nickname
• Anonymous
• Meet ups
• Private vs. public chat rooms vs. random
chat rooms
Grooming
• Grooming is a process of manipulating a child to
gain control over them; as a parent or carer you
should be approachable so that if your child is
concerned about something, they know they can
talk to you.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_
embedded&v=5YhmxypXLO0#t=52
If you are concerned about someone’s behaviour towards
your child, you can report this directly to CEOP or in an
emergency, dial 999.
Sharing content
• Most sites your child uses will encourage them to share
information about themselves with others.
• Pictures and videos – Smartphones
• Personal information – Privacy settings
• Location – Tagging
Inappropriate content
• Inappropriate can mean different things to
different people, from swear words, child abuse
images, pornography, dangerous advice
encouraging eating disorders, self-harm or
suicide and excessive violence or race hate
materials. What is inappropriate for your child
will also change as they grow and develop.
• Reducing the risks: The internet is not
centrally moderated, but as a parent you can set
controls on your child’s internet access in the
home.
Searching for content
• It is easy for young people to actively search for material that might
be inappropriate for their age, or stumble across things that might
upset or disturb them.
• Pornography - There is no top shelf on the internet. They can be exposed to
material of an extreme nature – develop negative attitudes towards women,
dysfunctional sexual attitudes and behaviours and unrealistic expectations of sexual
relationships.
• Unhealthy networking - B-eat www.b-eat.co.uk
• Extreme opinions - At a time when young people’s opinions are being formed,
exposure to sites which convey extreme viewpoints may influence their views if not
counterbalanced with other perspectives.
• Inaccurate content - Encourage your child to check facts from other sources
and also to think critically about sites they use.
Using a smartphone
• RGS policy – No mobile phones allowed in
school – we cannot monitor usegae
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Access the internet
Take and share photos and videos
Chat with instant messaging, video and text
Share your location
Play games
Download and buy ‘apps’
Friending or communicating
with people they don't know
• The percentage of online friends that children didn't
know outside of being online was:
– 12% for 8-11 years olds in 2012
– 29% for 12-15 year olds in 2013
• This makes children vulnerable to bullying, grooming and
sharing personal information.
• Children in the UK have the 2nd highest number of
social networking contacts in Europe:
– 26% of children had between 100 and 300 'friends'
– 16% had more than 300 'friends'
Losing control over pictures
and videos
• Bullying – young people can be bullied by others about
the content of pictures.
• Distress – knowing that other people they do not know
are looking at personal pictures can be very upsetting.
• Blackmail – if the images end up in the hands of
someone with bad intentions, they may be used to
attempt to manipulate the child.
• Reputation – once something is online it is very difficult
to remove. Images can become part of a young person’s
‘digital footprint’ and potentially affect them in the longterm, such as if someone searches their name as part of
a job interview.
Overuse and addiction
• Can be a problem when a young person’s online
behaviour diverts and distracts them from other
activities – this might be school work, seeing
their friends or even sleeping and eating.
• As a parent or carer, you should be alert to the
amount of time they are spending online and
aware of the issues that might be causing a
dependency.
Sexting and smartphones
“Someone taking an indecent image of
themselves, and sending it to their
friends or
boy/girlfriend via a mobile phone or some
other form of technology is sometimes
referred
to as ‘sexting’.”
• No control of online content
• Smartphones VS Laptops
– Online 24/7, camera, video calls, Bluetooth, GPS
tracking
• Easily be posted on websites such as
Facebook and YouTube and be seen by
hundreds or even thousands of people.
• Report them using the ‘CEOP report’
How can I help my child use
their mobile phone safely?
• Parental settings – speak to sales service provider
• Loopholes - free Wifi (Accessing someone else’s Wifi may mean
that your safety settings no longer apply.)
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Understand what your child’s phone can do
Set a pin code on your child’s phone
Set boundaries and monitor usage
Discuss what they can share
Discuss and monitor costs
Keep their mobile number private
Be prepared in case the phone is lost or stolen
Parental controls are not just
about locking and blocking, they
are a tool to help you set
appropriate boundaries as your
child grows and develops.
Be aware that information on your
profile could potentially be viewed
by anyone. So if you wouldn’t be
comfortable printing it off and
handing it out on the street, it
shouldn’t be on your profile.
It’s not all bad news!
What tools are there to help keep
my child safe?
http://www.passwordmeter.com/
http://www.net-aware.org.uk
It’s not about you having their
usernames and passwords.
Eventually you will lose control.
It’s all about educating them
on what they can and cannot do,
what they should and should not
give away, what kinds of
conversations they should get in
to.
Right not a privilege.
Practise what you preach.
Security settings
Know where your
children go online –Report to CEOP
Mobile/Portable
Let them teach
discussions
you
Keep
computers in a
Use privacy settings ISPs and software
Google
Safe
central place
and sharing controls
Search
Parental controls Reach an agreement
Filtering, time
limits, rules,
boundaries &
expectations
Password
capture
software
Customise your web
browsers settings
Outside activity
rules
What can
you do
Know what
connects to the
internet and how
Educate your
child – Think
You Know &
CEOP Go to the
movies
Give freedom but be
involved in your child’s
online life – partial self
regulation
Teach online safety – personal
info, usernames and passwords
Teach your children to
communicate
responsibly
Encourage
responsibility
https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/Secondary/Tools/
Tips to help keep children safe
on the internet and social
networks
1. Have a conversation with them early on
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Explore online together
Know who your child is talking to online
Set rules and agree boundaries
Make sure the content is age appropriate
Use parental controls to filter, restrict, monitor or report
content
7. Check that they know how to use privacy settings and
reporting tools
Staying safe on mobiles,
smartphones and tablets
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Location tracking
Taking and sending pictures
Using the device too much
Setting up parental controls
Public WiFi
Parent protection apps
Privacy settings and Parental
controls Privacy
Parental controls will never make the
internet 100% ‘safe’. They should not be
used as a substitute for communicating
safety messages to your child. Make sure
that you talk to your child about their
Software
behaviour online
Devices that
connect to
and remember, your home is the
internet
Internet Service
not the only place they will
Providers - ISPs
be accessing the internet!
https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/Secondary/Tools/Parental-Controls/
Google Family Safety Centre
http://www.google.co.uk/goodtoknow/familysafety/
Content filtering on Android
SafeSearch Lock
Google SafeSearch
Sharing controls and
privacy settings
YouTube Safety Mode
Google+, YouTube, Blogger -
Reporting inappropriate content
SafeSearch on your phone
googlefamilysafety's channel
Google SafeSearch
• SafeSearch is designed to screen sites that contain
sexually explicit content and remove them from your
search results. While no filter is 100% accurate,
SafeSearch helps you to avoid content that you may
prefer not to see or would rather your children did not
stumble across.
• By default, Moderate SafeSearch is turned on, which
helps to keep explicit images out of your search results.
If you prefer, you can change your setting to Strict
filtering to help filter out explicit text, as well as images.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sT5hl3VYys&list=UUsB_OLJA28Nc-47BihG2_Ww&index=18&feature=plcp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maWx-ApkBCs
SafeSearch Lock
• If you’re worried about others changing the Strict
SafeSearch setting without your knowledge, you can
protect it with a password, using SafeSearch Lock. Once
locked, the Google search results page will be visibly
different to indicate that SafeSearch is locked.
• Even from across the room, the coloured balls give
parents and teachers a clear visual cue that SafeSearch
is still locked. And if you don’t see them, it’s quick and
easy to verify and relock SafeSearch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4s-uo1CoUw
SafeSearch on your phone
• SafeSearch is accessible on your mobile
device by using the browser to access the
Google homepage.
• Secure your phone: Use a strong passcode to lock
your phone.
• Think before you app: Review the privacy policy and
understand what data (location, access to your social
networks) the app can access on your device before you
download.
• Disable the geotagging feature on your phone
YouTube Safety Mode
• Opting in to Safety Mode means that videos with
mature content or that have been age-restricted
will not show up in video search, related videos,
playlists, shows or films. While no filter is 100%
accurate, we use community flagging and pornimage detection to help identify and hide
inappropriate content. It is also designed to hide
objectionable comments. Safety Mode on
YouTube does not remove content from the site,
but rather helps to hide it from users who opt in.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w6fJno3vEA&feature=BFa&list=PL605B126697AB15E7
Google Privacy
http://www.youtube.com/user/googleprivacy?feature=watch
• Google's Privacy Channel has been
created to keep you informed about their
privacy policies, how they treat your
personal information, and how you can
better control your privacy while using
Google.
Google Family Safety Centre
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Staying Safe on YouTube
Playing and Staying Safe Online
Detecting Lies and Staying True
Steering Clear of Cyber Tricks
Locking SafeSearch
Google UK talking about child safety online
YouTube talking about child safety online
Google UK talking about child safety online
Google UK talking about child safety online
YouTube talking about child safety online
http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/security/default.aspx
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Security
Privacy
Family safety
Resources
1. Be involved in your child’s online life.
2. Watch Thinkuknow films to learn more.
3. Keep up-to-date with your child’s
development online
4. Set boundaries in the online world just as
you would in the real world.
5. Know what connects to the internet and
how.
6. Consider the use of parental controls on
devices that link to the internet, such as
the TV, laptops, computers, games
consoles and mobile phones.
7. Emphasise that not everyone is who they
say they are.
8. Know what to do if something goes
It is impossible tonight to
explain
all the settings required
•Guidance from Facebook
Materials to help parents talk to their children about safe internet use can be found on this help page.
http://www.facebook.com/help/?page=937
Guidance from Sophos
•The challenge http://www.sophos.com/security/topic/facebook.html
•Sophos recommends- good link to show recommended settings and reasons why
http://www.sophos.com/security/best-practice/facebook/
Remember there are other social networking sites!
Microsoft and Google have improved their “family” settings:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/products/features/parental-controls
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/products/features/security-safety
Do remember that other systems or search engines will also need to be looked at.
UK Safer Internet Centre
• How to set up the parental controls
offered by BT
• How to set up the parental controls
offered by Sky
• How to set up the parental controls
offered by Virgin Media
More resources
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Vodafone Digital Parenting
BBC StaySafe
Beatbullying
BBC webwise
The UK Council for Child Internet Safety
Childnet International
Family Lives
ParentPort
Sexually explicit and violent material
Meeting strangers online
Sharing too much personal information
Cyberbullying
Malware
Disable geotagging on mobile phone
Take a trip to the Movies
• The Parents' and Carers' Guide to the
Internet
• Think You Know
• CEOP's Thinkuknow for Parents and
Carers