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Safety and settings
Don’t focus on the so-called ‘Momo Challenge’: educate children about online safety
The so-called Momo challenge understandably caused many parents concern, even though it turned out to be a hoax. Thankfully there is no evidence of direct harm caused to any child, but that doesn’t reduce the worry and confusion for parents.
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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
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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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?
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Safety and settings
Online risk: myths and facts
Separating online risk from things that could actually cause children harm: a parent’s guide
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Safety and settings
Safer Internet Day 2018: a parent's guide
All you need to know about the global initiative that encourages safe internet use.
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Safety and settings
Child-friendly T&Cs: what parents should know
Child-friendly terms and conditions on social media; a parent’s guide
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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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Keeping adopted children safe from online risk
Adopted children are more vulnerable to risks online, such as contact from birth families. What can parents do to help keep them safe? Read our advice from NCA-CEOP
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Safety and settings
Preventing abuse: how to minimise the risks
Tips for parents on protecting your child from abuse, by the Lucy Faithfull Foundation
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Safety and settings
What can make young people vulnerable online?
NCA-CEOP's Dr Helen Whittle outlines what could be putting your child at risk online – and what you can do to help protect them