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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
What parents 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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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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Games, apps and tech
Roblox: a parents’ guide
It's one of the world’s most popular video games, with more than 100 million monthly users – but is Roblox safe for your child? Here's the Parent Info guide to having a safe and enjoyable experience on it
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Parenting
Internet porn: top tips for how to respond
NCA-CEOP’s Dr Elly Hanson offers advice on how to address the tricky issue of online porn with your child
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ParentingEducation and the future
Should you worry about how much work your child is doing during lockdown?
Short answer: no. Long answer: no, but there are ways you can help motivate them…
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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
When your child comes out as transgender: a Q&A with Sue Chitayi
Sue Chitayi, mother of a transgender son and parent volunteer at Gendered Intelligence, answers some parents' common questions
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Parenting
Sharenting: should you share pictures of your children online?
A parent's guide to the very modern phenomenon of social media sharenting
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Education and the future
Returning to school: your questions answered
What parents need to know about the upcoming re-opening of schools in the UK
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Parenting
Staying connected: four ways the online world can help families going through divorce
Useful online tools to help with organisation and communication if you are a separated or divorced parent
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Health and wellbeing
Emerging financial independence and the risks of gambling
Find out more about how you can help young people manage their money and understand gambling-related risks.
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Education and the future
Why our school system needs to change
Lord Jim Knight, the Chief Education Adviser at Tes Global explains how technology can help schools take a more collaborative and rigorous approach to children’s wellbeing and learning.