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What do I need to know?
Key advice for parents and carers including conversation starters
A learning-to-read book
A story for children aged 4 and above to share with an adult about being 'on the internet'.
Smartie the Penguin
A collection of six stories exploring life online for 3-7 year olds.
Video Chat and Webcams
A page for parents to learn more about video chat and webcams
Join in and find out what they enjoy online.
Show an interest and find out what your child enjoys to do online and ask to be shown the things they like to play, look at, or watch.
Learn how to use parental controls.
Setting up parental controls and filters on your home internet can help to avoid age-inappropriate images, videos and websites being seen by your child whilst they are using the Wi-Fi.
Decide what's right for your family
When it comes to your family's technology use, creating a family agreement is a great place to start, and allows you to have conversations about setting boundaries.
Get to know the tools which can help keep your child safe.
It’s important to understand and get to know the tools and safety features on the things your child likes to use.
Keeping under fives safe online
Online safety advice for parents and carers with young children
Sexting
The use of technology to share intimate or sexual photos or videos of yourself or others
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