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Games, apps and techSafety and settings
CyberSprinters: helping 7–11-year-olds stay secure online
With increasing exposure to scams and the dangers of having personal details stolen online, we need to find a way to better support our children to stay secure on the internet. To help you with this, the government’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has developed a brand-new interactive game.
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Games, apps and tech
What parents need to know about a career in gaming
Expert tips and advice to support your child with their interest in gaming.
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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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Games, apps and techSafety and settingsHealth and wellbeing
Five activities to help your child build their digital resilience
While it's true that things can go wrong online, most children have positive experiences. Here are some fun online activities your child can enjoy which will also help build their digital resilience
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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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Health and wellbeing
Helping your child cope with media coverage of traumatic events
With graphic images being shown on the front pages of newspapers and on daily news bulletins, even very young children are exposed to upsetting information.
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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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Safety and settings
Snapchat: what to do if you’re worried
Snapchat: how tor react if things go wrong
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Health and wellbeing
LGBTQ+: 5 things you can do if your child comes out
Concrete steps you can take to learn more about your LGBTQ+ child and their identity.
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Relationships and sex
If your teen is sexually active
Finding out your teen is already having sex can be a shock. Find out how best to handle the situation and support them
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Safety and settings
9 ways the internet can be good for your children
We hear a lot about the negative effects on children of using the internet but it can also be a positive thing. Here’s our guide for parents.
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Health and wellbeing
Gangs: signs and how to prevent involvement
Tell-tale signs of gang involvement, and ways to prevent your child getting involved in the first place - advice for parents and carers from the Home Office
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Parenting
Online teen speak
Wondering what your children are tapping into their phones? Or, in fact, what it means? Here's our parent's guide to some popular teen chat acronyms and slang words.
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Games, apps and tech
What parents need to know about a career in gaming
Expert tips and advice to support your child with their interest in gaming.
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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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Relationships and sex
Helping your kids recognise unhealthy relationships – on and offline
How can your child spot relationships that are going to hurt them? Read our parent guide to abusive relationships and what to do about them
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Health and wellbeing
What I wish my parents had told me about HIV as a gay teenager
HIV diagnoses among men who have sex with other men aged 15-to-24 have doubled in recent years. Here's what one gay man wishes he'd known as a teenager