Managing Musical.ly Risks
Musical.ly is a DIY music video social networking app that is growing in popularity with young people in primary and secondary schools.…
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Are your Social Networks Protected against Identity Fraud?
BBC News reported in July 2016 that, according to Cifas, UK identity fraud has increased by 57% in one year. Online thieves…
Be Smart and Safe Online – a resource for deaf young people
This is the first of a serious of blogs for parents and carers of children and young people with special educational needs…
Are you Net Aware?
Good news! The NSPCC have updated Net Aware, providing up-to-date information for parents about social networks, sites and apps that children use. The guide,…
Young People Spend More Time Online than Watching TV
I was a self –confessed TV addict as a child. When I wasn’t out pursuing my sporting and acting ambitions, life at…
Play your part for a better internet!
Safer Internet Day 2016 – Tuesday 9th February The UK Safer Internet Centre are asking everyone to ‘Play your part for a…
Remotely Controlling Children’s Internet Use
There are an increasing number of methods and digital products that now enable adults to control and monitor what their children get…
Growing up online
In my last blog I talked about the importance of talking daily to children about their online interests and experiences. Yes, I…
Today’s children have no concept of an offline world
The internet became mainstream around the late nineties. So us adults never knew an online world as children and that makes us…
Where To Go When You Need Help With A Cyberbullying Issue
It’s awful when it happens. It causes a ripple effect disturbing not just the victim but their nearest and dearest. It’s emotional.…