1. Internet Safety guide for parents
PC Lesley Wakelin

2. Solutions and Strategies
Contents I.
Staying Safe Online
II.
Social Networking
Sexting
III.
Cyberbullying
IV.
Solutions and Strategies V.

3. What are the risks they face?
Staying safe online
Children online
What are the risks they face?
Social networks
Videos and pictures
Gaming
Inappropriate websites
Cyberbullying
These are what most children do online nowadays, each has its own potential to be harmful to children.

4. Guarding their Information NEVER SHARE:
Staying safe online
Guarding their Information
NEVER SHARE:
Date of birth
Address
Phone number
School
City
Sports teams
Parent’s workplace
Passwords
They must be told how important it is NEV ER TO SHARE any of this information with someone they don’t know online.
Stress dealing with problems before they are problems, getting ahead of the game. All items listed could be used by a stranger wishing to find a child.

5. Limit Time Online Unplug and play Take time for family
Staying safe online
Limit Time Online
Unplug and play
Take time for family
Face-to-face time with friends
No substitute for real exercise and sports
Encourage you children to spend time away from their computer/tablet/phone or game.

6. Make sure they understand the dangers
Staying safe online
Friend or Foe?
Make sure they understand
the dangers
Seeing is not believing
Never schedule offline meeting with “online only” friends
They must tell you if anyone tries to meet with them offline
15-year-old girl on Facebook
Recent examples: Man in UK created 8 different fake Facebook profiles to groom “up to 1,000 kids”; NAMBLA pages found on Facebook; in sextortion cases kids are tricked into revealing themselves in some way, and then the person uses the digital content to blackmail them into other things; in other cases the kids are tricked into doing things for other reasons, such as believing someone hacked into their Facebook profile or can get them into trouble somehow.

7. Communicate Talk to your kids about the internet.
Staying safe online
Communicate
Talk to your kids about the internet.
Make sure they understand they can talk to you if they are not happy.
It’s always okay to ask questions
Stay away from “adults only” sections of the Internet
Much of the harm done to children could have been prevented if the kids just told a parent or authority figure

8. Staying safe online
Webcam Safety
If possible, deactivate or remove the webcam when you are not using it.
Explain to them never take part in random chat.
Only chat with family and friends
Never do anything on a webcam they wouldn’t want you to see,
Think before uploading video responses
Video chat is often used by people to blackmail kids into doing something they are not comfortable with. Why it is best to only video chat with family and close friends. Stress kids should not do anything that makes them uncomfortable, even for a boyfriend or girlfriend.

9. Staying safe online
Time and a Place
Turn off their geolocation on social networks, phones and games.
Never check in at school, church, or any place you visit regularly
Check their privacy settings, it can never be too high.
Geolocation apps often broadcast a child’s location to a potentially wide network of people, depending on how careful the child has been with their privacy settings

10. Be “Scam Smart” Don’t open strange emails Beware “free” downloads
Staying safe online
Be “Scam Smart”
Don’t open strange s
Beware “free” downloads
Don’t use P2P
Don’t be a pirate
This should be familiar to kids, but stress that piracy can result in lawsuits which could get them into a lot of trouble.

11. Keep It in the Family Explained to them:
Staying safe online
Keep It in the Family
Explained to them:
Don’t share family photos without permission
Ask before uploading
You can make a joke here about the photo ending up on awkwardfamilyphotos.com, lighten mood

12. Privacy? On the Web? Many children don’t understand:
Staying safe online
Privacy? On the Web?
Many children don’t understand:
All media is permanent
All information is available
If you don’t want people to know about it, don’t do it, and especially don’t do it online
Glass house symbol for everything you do being visible: being on the Internet is like living in a glass house

13. Solutions and Strategies
Contents I.
Staying Safe Online
II.
Social Networking
Sexting
III.
Cyberbullying
IV.
Solutions and Strategies V.

14. Choose Your Friends Social networking Things to explain to your kids:
Only friend people you know well
Don’t get into contest for who has the most friends
Keep your group of friends small and get more out of Facebook
Smaller group of friends means more relevant info to your life

15. Can you name these Logos:
Social networking
Social networking?
Can you name these Logos:
Pinterest
Twitter
Vine
Google+
Facebook
SnapChat
WhatsApp
Kik
Tumblr
YouTube
LinkedIn
Secret
These are just a few of so many others. Ask these questions and see how many they can name. Also how many they use. Notice there are two icons for Twitter and the second should not be confused with Tumblr.
Twitter
Instagram
Xing
Whisper

16. Protect Your Info Social networking Things to explain to your kids:
Don’t post phone numbers
Don’t post address
Avoid status updates with time and place references
Don’t use Places
Set all privacy settings to “Friends Only”
Friends only makes sure that only their approved friends can see their photos and updates.

17. Facebook and Twitter No age limit Twitter = 13 + Facebook =
Social networking
Facebook and Twitter
These are the most common
But what are the age limits for use?
Twitter =
Facebook =
No age limit
13 +
Does anyone know that are restrictions for use of Facebook or Twitter?

18. Facebook Concerns for Parents
Social networking
Facebook
Concerns for Parents
Who is on Facebook (do you know them?)
Do you know who your children are talking to?
Pictures and videos. Who can see them, are your children tagged, could someone identify them and where the picture was taken?
Do you know what to do if someone was bullying your child on Facebook?
You might never know who your children are talking to. Make sure you know them.
Just because your child’s security settings are high, their friends might not be. Anyone could see the photo of your child if it is on someone else’s wall.
Facebook takes bullying very seriously and they should be contacted first.

19. A picture is worth… Social networking
Your children should understand
To ask permission to post photos of friends
That they can un-tag pictures
Avoid photos that reveal locations like home and school
Report harmful photos

20. Solutions and Strategies
Contents I.
Staying Safe Online
II.
Social Networking
Sexting
III.
Cyberbullying
IV.
Solutions and Strategies V.

21. SEXTING
What Is It?
Sexting is sending nude or semi-nude photos or videos by phone or social network.
Often teens will send explicit images to their partner or friend for “their eyes only”.

22. How common Is It? SEXTING
Channel 4 and the NSPCC carried out an investigation in 2012 asking 200 kids across 9 English counties
One 15 year old girls said:
“I get asked for naked pictures…at least two or three times a week”.
If you want to show the full 11 min video it can be found here:

23. What are the dangers? SEXTING It is not harmless It’s illegal
No control of images and how they are shared
Vulnerable to blackmail, bullying and harm
It is not harmless: Young people may see 'sexting' as harmless activity but there are risks. Taking, sharing or receiving an image, even voluntarily, can have a long-lasting negative impact.
It’s illegal: It may be common but 'sexting' is illegal. By sending an explicit image, a young person is producing and distributing child abuse images and risks being prosecuted, even if the picture is taken and shared with their permission.
No control: It's easy to send a photo or message but the sender has no control about how it's passed on.
When images are stored or shared online they become public. They can be deleted on social media or may only last a few seconds on apps like Snapchat, but images can still be saved or copied by others.
These images may never be completely removed and could be found in the future, for example when applying for jobs or university.
Vulnerable: An offender may threaten to share the pictures unless they are given money, the child may be bullied if images are shared, they child may attract attention of sex offenders who might have seen the image online, and the children may suffer emotional distress.

24. What can you do? SEXTING Talk to your kids Explain the risks
Reassure them you will be supportive and understanding
If they can’t talk to you; they MUST TALK TO SOMEONE.

25. What if your child has been affected by sexting?
Try to remain calm and supportive.
Reassure your child that they are not alone.
Listen and offer support – DO NOT criticise them.
Don’t shout or make your child feel like it is their fault.
Don't ask questions like "why have you done it", they will feel already feel embarrassed and guilty.
Ask your child what they want to happen.
Agree a set of actions to address the issue, such as reporting the abuse or getting additional counselling.
If you have a trusted friend it may be helpful to discuss this with them.
Consider calling the NSPCC helpline.
Tell your child they can phone ChildLine for additional support.
This list was taken from the NSPCC website

26. Prevention? SEXTING Talk to your kids
Set up parental checks of their phone and computers. Visit your network website for more information
Regular checks of their phone or computers.

27. Solutions and Strategies
Contents I.
Staying Safe Online
II.
Social Networking
Sexting
III.
Cyberbullying
IV.
Solutions and Strategies V.

28. What Is Cyberbullying? Cyberbullying Bullying through electronic means
Normally through social media and test message.
This is against school rules and against the law

29. Response Cyberbullying
Don’t react: responding to the bully only makes it worse
Report the bullying to parents, teachers, and site admin
Don’t participate
Encourage others to stand up
Photo is of a parent responding directly to cyberbullies, which only makes the problem worse. Use the phrase “Don’t feed the trolls”

30. Solutions and Strategies
Contents I.
Staying Safe Online
II.
Social Networking
Sexting
III.
Cyberbullying
IV.
Solutions and Strategies V.

31. Teamwork Strategies Help your kids Help each other Communicate
Cooperate
Know when to unplug
Help: educate your children about the Internet;
Help each other to find and stop cyberbullying;
Communicate: tell if something bothers you
Cooperate: with monitoring efforts of parents

32. Any
Questions?