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Easter Online Safety Links from InternetMatters.org

InternetMatters.org have shared their new resources to support families with neurodivergent children to keep them safe when playing games online, plus information on Family Pairing on TikTok.

Game On: New resources for parents of neurodivergent children

“Neurodivergent children experience digital spaces differently, which can make online safety more challenging for parents. To help, Internet Matters has created a suite of practical gaming-focused resources, developed in partnership with Roblox and Ambitious about Autism for World Autism Awareness Month. 
Check out our new screen time guide, packed with expert tips to help balance online and offline activities, and explore our parent stories content for real experiences and advice.”

FIND OUT MORE HERE

Family Pairing on TikTok

“Lots of teens love TikTok! Whether your teen is a newbie or a seasoned user, we recommend that parents check out Family Pairing to help keep them safe while they’re enjoying the platform.
You’ll need to set up a parent account and link with your teen, then you
can manage their screen timemute notifications and restrict content and who can contact them. It’s really easy to set up and we’ve created a step by step guide to help.”

FIND OUT MORE HERE!

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Keeping your under 5 safe online

Up-to-date advice is available from CEOP about looking after your Under 5s at https://www.ceopeducation.co.uk/parents/articles/keeping-your-under-five-safe-online/

According to Ofcom’s “Children and Parents: Media Use and Attitudes Report” from April 2024 84% of 3-4 year olds ‘go online’ and 27% of them also have their own mobile phone so any advice for families should be most welcome!

It’s never too early to start talking to your children about how to keep safe online and how to encourage them to talk to you about their online experiences. Read more at https://www.ceopeducation.co.uk/parents/articles/keeping-your-under-five-safe-online/

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Parental Home Activity Packs from CEOP

https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/Support-tools/home-activity-worksheets/

CEOP have published some home activity packs to help parents talk about and engage with their children around Online Safety.

#OnlineSafetyAtHome has been created by the NCA-CEOP Thinkuknow Education Team to support parents and carers during COVID-19 and the closure of schools.

“Each fortnight, we release new home activity packs with simple 15 minute activities parents and carers can do with their child to support their online safety at home.”

You can find our more and download the PDF packs at https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/Support-tools/home-activity-worksheets/

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Parental Guides for Safer Internet Day 2020

The Online Safety Alliance have just released four new guides for parents focussing on:

  • Instagram
  • Snapchat
  • WhatsApp
  • TikTok

These single side of A4 information sheets include sections on what each is, reasons for concern and safety tips all written for parents.

You can download a copy from https://www.onlinesafetyalliance.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/combined_parental_guides.pdf

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What you should know about Roblox…

The London Grid for Learning (LGfL) has published a video designed for parents to help educate parents about the issues their children might come across in Roblox. The video is just under 13 minutes long.

Find out more for yourself on the LGfL site