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Games, apps and techSafety and settings
How content moderation can make online spaces safer for your child
Adelin Cai and Clara Tsao, co-founders of the Trust and Safety Professional Association, explain how content moderation works and how the process is working to keep children safer online
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Games, apps and techRelationships and sex
Online friendships: a parents' guide
The National Crime Agency’s CEOP command suggests practical steps you can take to help your child experience good online friendships
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Games, apps and tech
Talking to your child about being kind online
The National Crime Agency’s CEOP command offers some scenarios to get the conversation started
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Safety and settings
What your child needs to know about harmful content online
...and how you can help them understand the impact of viewing it
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Safety and settings
Supporting your child with reporting unwanted content online
It's not possible to control all the content that's posted online. NCA-CEOP offer advice on where to go should your child have an unpleasant experience
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Games, apps and techHealth and wellbeing
10 ways to use the internet positively
There is often negativity surrounding how young people use the internet and whether they know enough about the risks. Here’s our guide for talking to your child about how they can get the most out of their time online
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Safety and settings
Your child’s personal information – and how to protect it online (secondary)
Whether they’re watching videos, on social media or learning, your teen will almost certainly share personal information while they’re online. Here’s how to help them reduce the risks
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Safety and settings
Your child’s personal information – and how to protect it online (primary)
Whether they’re playing games or learning, your child will almost certainly share personal information while they’re online. Here’s how to help them reduce the risks
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Education and the future
Returning to school: 7 tips to help secondary students cope
Children in Scotland are returning to school next week after an extended time away, with those in the rest of the UK following soon after. How can you help your secondary-age child deal with all the changes?
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Education and the future
Returning to school: your questions answered
Everything you need to know about the upcoming re-opening of schools in the UK
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Education and the future
Returning to school: 7 tips to help your primary-age child cope
Children in Scotland are returning to school next week after an extended time away, with those in the rest of the UK following soon after. How can you help them deal with all the changes?
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Health and wellbeing
Where can your child get mental health support online during lockdown?
With a UK lockdown over the winter months, you may be wondering how you can continue to support your child's emotional wellbeing during this unprecedented period. Here's our guide on where your child can get mental health support.
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ParentingHealth and wellbeing
How to celebrate special occasions during lockdown
It would be easy to downplay birthdays and other annual celebrations during the COVID-19 epidemic, but it’s important that children aren’t left feeling like their lives have been put on hold. Here are some tips for ensuring those special days are still marked in style.
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Games, apps and tech
Having a positive digital footprint
Top tips on how to help your child make their online presence work for them and create a positive digital footprint
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Safety and settings
If you find out your child has been sexually abused or exploited
NCA-CEOP's Dr Elly Hanson offers advice to parents on coping in the aftermath of your child being abused
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Health and wellbeing
Young people and suicide: if your child tries to take their life
Ged Flynn of Papyrus, the national charity dedicated to the prevention of young suicide, outlines what parents need to know if their child tries to take their life
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ParentingHealth and wellbeing
Surviving family life under lockdown
Family life has undergone a major upheaval over the past year, with households spending time together 24/7. Here are some tips to help you reduce the inevitable tension and get along smoothly with one another
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Health and wellbeing
Cannabis, skunk and the teenage brain
Advice for parents on cannabis, skunk and its reported links to mental health issues in young people
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Games, apps and techSafety and settings
Video chatting: a guide for parents and carers of primary school-age children
Younger children might not previously have had much experience with video-chatting apps, but during lockdown they may be using them for education or to speak to friends. Here’s our guide to making sure they have a safe and fun experience with them
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Games, apps and techSafety and settings
Screen time: should I be worried?
Parents have long had questions around how much screen time is too much – but should we be extra concerned during lockdown?
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Health and wellbeing
Talking to your child about an eating disorder
The number of young people treated in hospital for eating disorders is rising. Here are some tips for talking to your child about the subject
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Health and wellbeing
Where can your child get mental health support online during lockdown?
With a UK lockdown over the winter months, you may be wondering how you can continue to support your child's emotional wellbeing during this unprecedented period. Here's our guide on where your child can get mental health support.
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Games, apps and tech
The 6 apps and services that every parent should know about
A guide for parents to some of the most popular apps children use online
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Relationships and sex
Teens on Tinder
Tinder is one of the most popular dating apps out there. Here's what parents need to know
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Games, apps and techRelationships and sex
Online friendships: a parents' guide
The National Crime Agency’s CEOP command suggests practical steps you can take to help your child experience good online friendships