What tech Is your family using?

Raising Digital Citizens

Embrace their world

Encourage balanced use

Monitor media use as best you can

Discuss what sites they can visit

Basic Rules of the Road

No cyberbullying

Explain that nothing is really private

Set up privacy settings

Keep passwords private

Protecting Personal Privacy

Teach kids to ask the who, what, when, and how questions

Is a person who they say they are?

Balance research sources

Point out all the ways marketers target them

What Kids Can Trust and Believe

Easy-to-use reviews and ratings

of media titles

Parenting advice and education

Common Sense Media

www.commonsense.org

Raise good digital citizens!

What Worries you?

Newspaper headlines are a great Conversation starter with your child

Parents can to choose to set filtering via home internet provider

http://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-and-resources/parents-and-carers/parental-controls

“Just like in the offline world, no amount of effort to reduce potential risks to children will eliminate those risks completely. We cannot make the internet completely safe. Because of this, we must also build children’s resilience to the material to which they may be exposed so that they have the confidence and skills to navigate these new media waters more safely”

Safer Children in a Digital World The Report of the Byron Review

Tools for parents

Get involved - Choose quality and age appropriate technology

together amongst a mix of other offline activities Conversations - Talk, support and reinforce you are there if things go

wrong Talk to your child’s school Agree Boundaries for whole family (including parents!) tech at bedtime,

weekends, bathtime, mealtimes, screen time) Passwords, Google SafeSearch, YouTube Safety Mode Parental controls on your Internet service (http://www.internetmatters.org)

(e.g. BT Family Protection) Parental controls and separate accounts on your computer Parental controls on your mobile phone

(e.g. Vodafone Content Control) Parental controls on your games console

(e.g. Nintendo DS and important control to turn off 3d for children under 7,

Xbox and restriction of Xbox live) Facebook privacy controls

Embrace Technology - City Old Street – future careers, New Computing Curriculum, Year of Code!

Be Creators not just Consumers!

Take time together to explore and choose quality Apps, Games and Websites

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/app-reviews

Parent leaflets (13 different languages) http://www.childnet.com/resources/supporting-young-people-online

• Reminders from today’s sessions

• Conversations starters• Signpost to key organisations• Practical tips “What can I do now?”

Foster Carers•Things to think about when planning a placement•Privacy and confidentiality•Establishing trust and giving advice•What to do if something goes wrong

Adoptive Parents•Managing online contact with birth family members•Managing your family’s online presence•Preparing for and responding to unmanaged contact

http://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-and-resources/fostering-adoption

This session can be used with Foster carers & Adoptive Parents – 2 leaflets support discussion points below: