Online Safety

Taking an interest

As with everything else, take an interest and be involved, try not to use the computer as an electronic babysitter. You may decide that you want to monitor your child’s email messages, especially those containing links and file attachments and keep an eye on the software your child downloads. Keep the lines of communication open so that if your child encounters a problem they are more likely to approach you for help.

Discuss the potential dangers with your child. This needs to be done sensitively and with their involvement. Most children respond in a more positive way if they are given encouragement to be ‘smart’ or ‘cool’ on the internet rather than given a list of ‘do nots'.