7 Conversation Topics about Online Safety for Parents!

Talking about the online world with your child can be tricky!  As a result, we would like to share 7 questions from national online safety (NOS) that will help start an initial conversation with your child, so you have a better understanding of what they do online and how you can protect them.  Regular conversations with your child about the internet will help your child to build confidence about online issues, and therefore help to build trust too.

Resources which Parents and Carers may find helpful when supporting your child online.

NSPCC Talking to your child about online safety

Tips, advice and guides for parents and carers from UK Safer Internet Centre

Help on using parental controls and privacy settings from Internet Matters

If you or anyone you know is worried about Child Exploitation, Online Protection or anything related to Internet safety please click the link below which will take you to the CEOP reporting website: CEOP

Helpful links to look at with your family

Ages 5-7

Ages 8-10

Ages 11-13

• Make sure you keep new online friends strictly online. If someone you don't know asks to be your online friend you must ensure an adult knows about it.
• Know how to use the CEOP Button and how to report it to the CEOP Centre if you are concerned about someone’s online behaviour towards you.