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Safety and settings
Start talking PANTS!
The NSPCC explains how a simple conversation will help to keep your child safe from sexual abuse on and offline
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Safety and settings
What are parental controls and how can they help children stay safe online?
Filters and parental controls won't keep your children safe online, but they are a useful first line of defence. Here's what parents need to know
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Safety and settings
Removing illegal online images: a parent’s guide to The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF)
How the Internet Watch Foundation is protecting children from online sexual abuse
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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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Safety and settings
Helping your child stay safe from cybercrime
Cybercrime: a parent's guide to keeping your kids safe
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What is the dark web? A parent’s guide
A parent’s guide to the dark web: why your child may be using it and what you need to know
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Children in care and online risk: tips for carers on how to protect them
Looked after children can be more vulnerable to approaches online from strangers. Here, NCA-CEOP offers some tips to carers on how to protect them – and how they can learn to protect themselves
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Staying safe on Minecraft
Tips for parents on helping your child make the most of Minecraft
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What parents need to know about 'sextortion’
Here NCA-CEOP explains how some offenders may demand money using indecent images as online blackmail, how you can talk to your child about the risks, and where to go for further information and support.
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Snapchat: what to do if you’re worried
Snapchat: how tor react if things go wrong
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Safety and settings
Secret Conversations on Facebook: a parent’s guide
Facebook Secret Conversations allows your child to send and receive private messages and images you won’t be able to see, even if you have the log in details to their account. Here’s what parents need to know
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Safety and settings
When your child wants to use social media: a parent's guide
Most popular social media services don’t allow anyone under 13 to join. Even so, lots of younger children manage to set up accounts. What can parents do?