Online safety
To help your children to stay safe online, you should:
- be aware of what they are doing
- know who their online friends are
- talk to them about the dangers of sharing personal information and photos
- make sure they can talk to you if they feel uncomfortable about something they have seen
- teach them about privacy settings on social media
Advice for children and young people
The internet can be fun. It's important to stay safe online.
Do
- tell an adult you trust if you are upset or worried about something that has happened online
- save any message that has upset you and show them to an adult you trust
Don’t
- tell anyone you meet online your address, telephone number or school's name
- send anyone your picture that you wouldn’t be happy for your family to see
- send anyone your credit card or bank account number
- arrange to meet anyone without checking with your parent or carer
- give your password to anyone
- stay in a chat room if someone says or writes something that makes you feel uncomfortable
Further advice
For more tips about online safety, visit:
Report online abuse
You can report online abuse or obscene content to:
If you are a victim of cybercrime, call the police on 101.
