Useful Websites
There are a number of brilliant websites which specialise in informing parents of the potential dangers of technology and also provide you with tips and techniques to help you overcome them:
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Net Aware
Do you want to know what your child is looking at and if it is safe? Are you confused about the vast arrange of new apps and social media sites out there? Then the Net Aware site from the NSPCC is ideal.
It has a quick no nonsense guide to what the main apps and social media sites are out there, what they do and their potential harm. This will enable you to make informed decisions as to what to look out for. There is also a fantastic app for this organisation which has recently been releases and is constantly updated |
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Internet MattersInternet Matters is a not-for-profit organisation working with online safety experts to bring you all the information you need to keep your children safe online.
It provides:
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UK SAFER INTERNET CENTRE
Use this site to find e-safety tips, advice and resources to help children and young people stay safe online. |
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Parent InfoParent Info is a fantastic site and is full of resources and information. It provides high quality information to parents and carers about their children's wellbeing and resilience.
This service covers many difficult topics about sex, relationships and the internet or body image and peer pressure to broader parenting topics like ‘how much sleep do teenagers need?’ In line with CEOP’s Thinkuknow programme, some of the content covers internet safety, but it all starts from the assumption that young people make little distinction between their online and offline lives and the issues for parents are often the same. The aim is to help parents help their children be discriminating, web-literate and resilient. |
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CEOP is the Child Exploitation and Online Protection OrganisationIt is linked in with the National Crime Agency and is dedicated to making the web a safer place for young people. It has a great deal of information on what to be aware of online and how to combat these threats. It has a very well known Thinkuknow campagin which is a dedicated education programme rolled out to schools including Lagan College.
Thinkuknow aims to ensure that everyone has access to this practical information – children, young people, their parents and carers and the professionals who work with them. Alongside the Thinkuknow website the programme provides educational resources, including films, cartoons and lesson plans, to help professionals raise young people’s awareness |
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ChildnetChildnet’s mission is to work in partnership with others around the world to help make the internet a great and safe place for children.
Childnet work directly with children and young people from the ages of 3 to 18 on a weekly basis, as well as parents, carers, teachers and professionals, finding out about their real experiences online, and the positive things they are doing as well as sharing safety advice. |
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VPN MENTOR
This website is superb for going through some of the key tips for dealing with cyberbullying ; monitoring your childs behaviour in games or online as well as giving key tips, rules and guidance for online behaviour
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