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Safety and settings
Protecting your child from online grooming: a parent’s guide
Essential tips for parents if you're concerned your child may have been groomed online by a paedophile
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Is your child at risk of sexual exploitation? Know the signs
Advice from Parents Against Child Sexual Exploitation on the signs of sexual exploitation and the steps parents can take to keep their children safe from online grooming
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Online sexual abuse and exploitation: where do I report if I'm worried about my child's safety online?
Suspicious about someone your child is talking to online? Worried your child may be a victim of online sexual abuse or exploitation? Read this advice from NCA-CEOP, the child protection command of the National Crime Agency to find out where and when to report
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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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Social media apps: setting safety and privacy settings
Here's how to set parental controls on apps such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
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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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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
Making Snapchat work for you
How to be a bit more careful, and a bit better informed, when using Snapchat: a parent’s guide
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Who are abusers and why aren't we better at spotting them?
What parents need to know: the facts about the people who abuse children from The Lucy Faithfull Foundation
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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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NCA-CEOP’s new ‘Jessie & Friends’ resource to help keep your child safer online
It’s never too early to talk to your child about what they do online and who to talk to if they come across anything that makes them feel worried, scared or sad.
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Three top tips for building your child’s online resilience
Digital literacy and online resilience: a parent’s guide