1. Keeping our Children Safe on the Internet: Digital Parenting
A very warm welcome
Keeping our Children Safe on the Internet: Digital Parenting

2. The world changes. Children don’t.
A world of wonder and excitement: virtual tours through art galleries; live Pokemon characters set free around the country; opportunities to travel through the human body through virtual reality headsets…..

3. The world changes. Children don’t.
What dangers are there for children on the internet? What concerns you most?

4. Establishing Parental Controls
Set up home broadband parental controls and make use of them
Set controls on your search engine and encourage children to use ‘child friendly’ search engines Swiggle, Kids Search and Kiddle
Make sure every device is protected that your child uses
Use privacy settings. Activate the safety measures offered by different sites
Block pop-ups (Follow advice from the BBC webwise)

5. Keep having conversations….
Maintain a presence with your child in their online life – you need to talk to them about their discoveries and their interests
Discuss and agree on favourite websites
YouTube is great but they can quickly stray – don’t use it as a TV
Technology shouldn’t be a secretive past-time – there are huge dangers in this being the case

6. Keep having conversations….
Discuss what ‘inappropriate’ means with them at a suitable age level so that are clear
Children need to know they can talk to you – often children don’t report because they are worried that the technology will be taken away from them
Children need to know not to give away personal information – including not letting people see their uniforms/ address etc

7. Use of Web-cams
From an early age children will enjoy opening Christmas presents in front of a web-cam for family across the world
Whilst the web-cam gives a sense of privacy – children need to recognise that you should never do anything on a web-cam that wouldn’t do in your living room with your family (Year 4 girls)
Chat rooms and the reason for age limits

8. Use of Web-cams
Web-cams and anything else on screen can be recorded and then used a ‘bargaining’ chip
Their digital footprint is ever present
Need to ensure that they are in a shared space
Keeping some spaces (bedrooms?) digital free

9. Gaming
Make sure that content is appropriate check the rating
Play in communal spaces
Play as a family
Ensure that you can hear the conversations – if playing in multi-player mode (the danger of headphones)

10. ‘From Selfies to Sexting’
Children need to know that as soon as they have their own phone/tablet that their digital presence lives on
What might seem harmless can have huge consequences for their ‘real lives’
Children need to know that they are not to blame and not telling is likely to make things worse

11. Cyber Bullying….
Cyber-bullying can be corrosive as it doesn’t stop when the front door closes
Children need to make sure they TELL and get help from a trusted adult if they are being bullied or know someone else is
Children need to know how to block ‘friends’ and contacts who are being abusive or ‘inappropriate’
Need to know that private ‘comments’ can have hurtful consequences on social media

12. PREVENT duty….
National strategy for the prevention of radicalisation/extremism
Reporting through CHANNEL around access to extremist material on the internet / involvement in extremist activities online

13. Digital resilience….
Research by Oxford university suggested that Digital resilience is essential
Coined the term ‘good-enough’ parenting – and suggested that the ‘good-enough parent’ is consistent and responsive
No filtering, blocking or any other safeguarding is going to 100% fool-proof so digital resilience gives them a chance to fall back on what you’ve taught them about right and wrong, about knowing themselves, trusting their instinct, understanding enough of the digital world to navigate it and seek support when needed

14. What we do…. Build an enjoyment in technology
Character Education around resilience
Filters and safety modes on all computers and other devices
Internet guidelines for safe use
Providing a ‘gated’ online area through DB primary
Oversight and supervision
Annual training for staff on safeguarding
Annual training for children on internet safety
Anti-bullying week (November) The Power for Good
Parent work shops

15. Useful sites…. www.vodafone.com/content/digital-parenting/tools

16. Any Questions? Chance to see the videos
The world changes. Children don’t.
Any Questions? Chance to see the videos