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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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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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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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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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Parenting
What is - and isn't - legal online?
The digital world is so new that half the time we don't know what the rules are. In fact, there are plenty of laws governing what you can and can't do online. Here's our guide to what you should and shouldn't be doing online (legally, anyway).
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Games, apps and techParentingSafety and settings
A fun tool to help your child solve online safety dilemmas
The National Crime Agency’s CEOP command has created an interactive game that can help you start conversations with your child about making safer choices online.
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Parenting
Five rights children should have online
There is deep concern about the impact the internet is having on families, especially on children and young people. iRights is a coalition calling for five basic rights that children and young people should have online.
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Parenting
YouTube: what parents need to know
Kids can't get enough of YouTube. Read NCA-CEOP's comprehensive guide to everything parents need to know about it
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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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Parenting
COVID-19: tips to help separated parents cope
The coronavirus crisis is stressful for most families, but it poses a particular set of problems for separated families. Here’s what the law says about shared custody – and some tips to make it easier on everyone
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ParentingHealth and wellbeing
Quaranteened: helping teenagers cope with lockdown
Social distancing and self-isolation bring challenges for everyone, but teens face a particularly hard time. So how can you help?