Here are some links to useful resources and websites that will help you understand how your children use the Internet, and what you can do to help them keep safe.
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| As well as lots of information on how to keep your children safe, this website has a very useful video tutorial showing how you can set privacy settings and parental controls on your computer. |
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| This website encourages everyone to take some time out to learn more about internet safety and to make sure that their computer is properly protected. It has lots of useful tips about online shopping and identity theft. |
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| This website is American, but contains useful information for parents on how young people are using technology, and what the risks may be. |
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| This website provides a unique, interactive guide to help you keep up to date with how children use the Internet and how you can support them in keeping safe. It is produced by ChildNet International. |
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| The MyGuide website provides a range of free online courses to help adults who are less confident users of computers and technology. As well as a whole range of general courses, the site includes courses on keeping yourself and your family safe online. |
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| The NSPCC website has a section for parents with advice on Internet safety. |
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| A site from Ofcom offering advice on how to keep children safe when using location based services on mobile phones. |
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| Advice and guidance on using parental control settings on mobile phones. This site will show you how to find information to help keep children safe online when using a mobile phone. |
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| This website, from Vodafone UK, provides information on common technologies that young people use today, along with a range of advice on how to protect your family online and when using mobile phones. |
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| This website, from ChildNet International, gives some useful advice on social networking, which lots of young people use on a daily basis. |
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| This website, from the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre, has a section dedicated to parents with lots of useful advice. In particular check out the parent webcast! |
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| This section of the T-Mobile website has useful advice regarding mobile phone safety for parents. |
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| YHGFL have produced these short videos on how to set the parental controls to prevent a child going onto the Internet or using inappropriate games. The videos cover the Nintendo Wii, a Sony PSP, Sony PlayStation3 and the Apple iPod Touch This section of the T-Mobile website has useful advice regarding mobile phone safety for parents. |
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| Orange have produced a guide to mobile phone and internet safety which includes a down loadable guide for parents. The guide offers advice on how parents and children can safely get the best out of mobile phones and the internet. |
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