Online Tips for Children and Parents

Once again, it is Child Abuse Awareness Month. Protecting children online is a difficult task for a parent to do. However, there are tips for protecting your child online. Knowing how to use filters and blocking websites before your child uses the internet is one way to safeguard them. Yet do not let your older child to play with the internet computer settings without the permission of an adult. Another way is by making a poster with rules about what is allowed and what is not allowed when using the internet.

As a parent, get familiar with the apps that your child uses frequently on their tablets, computers, or cell phones. Create a schedule for when they can use their electronics for homework and for socializing online. Observe them when they are online. Ask them questions in a way where they will not get upset with you.  Here are more resources about online safety for your children. 

Protecting Children Online:

https://www.unicef.org/protection/violence-against-children-online

Child Abuse and Neglect Online Abuse: 

https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/child-abuse-and-neglect/online-abuse

Keeping Children Safe Online:

https://www.justice.gov/coronavirus/keeping-children-safe-online

10 Internet Safety Tips for Kids:

https://www.mcgruff-safe-kids.com/2014/08/10-internet-safety-tips-for-kids/

Child Safety-Internet:

https://www.nstlaw.com/child-safety/internet/

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