Online Safety Information for Parents
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PARENT WARNING
School has been made aware of a very terrifying and sinister online 'challenge game' that encourages young children to self harm and in a few cases has led to suicide. The 'game' is linked to Whatapps and requires children to give their phone number. Other people have since started to create the character and incorporated it into Fortnite, Minecraft, Roblox. It has also been reported that images are being put into in seemly innocent videos such as Peppa Pig on YouTube and YouTube Kids
Click here for parent advice on this 'challenge'.
It is recommended that you don't specifically talk about the 'game' with your children but instead to have regular discussions about how to keep save online.
- Check out the new Parenting in a Digital World Guide from 2Simple here!
- Risks with some online games and apps - Letter to parents
- Snapchat parents guide - What parents need to know about Snapchat
Snapchat is a social media app for people aged 13+.
NSPCC & O2 Online Safety Workshop for Parents - 7th March 2018
We would like to say a huge thank-you to Kristy from NSPCC for sharing all the great advice and top tips with our parents. Thank you also to all the parents who were able to attend the workshop.
For more information about the advice parents received please click on the links below.
Our Lady's Online Safety Team would like you to be Internet Legends!
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CEOP is a command of the National Crime Agency and is dedicated to tackling the sexual abuse and exploitation of children and young people. CEOP helps children and young people under the age of 18 who have been forced or manipulated into taking part, or are being pressured to take part, in sexual activity of any kind. This can be both online and offline. The CEOP Safety Centre offers information and advice for children and young people, parents and carers and professionals. You can visit the CEOP Safety Centre and make a report directly to CEOP by clicking the Click CEOP button.
Online bullying or other online concerns should not be reported to CEOP and children and young people should be directed to speak to an adult they trust, and/or referred to Childline, if they would like to speak to someone about how they are feeling.
NOTE: The date next to each link shows when the document was released for public use by the author.
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What parents & carers need to know about age-inappropriate content - Dec 21
What parents & carers need to know about cryptocurrency - Nov 21
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What parents need to know about Webcams - Aug 20
What parents need to know about Sexing - July 20
What parents need to know about Call of Duty: Warzone - July 20
What parents need to know about Oculus Quest - July 20
What parents need to know about Microsoft Teams - June 20
What parents need to know about Netflix - Feb 20
A Guide On How Not To Be A Screen Zombie - June 2020
14 Ways To Be Kind Online - May 2020
What parents need to know about PlayStation 4 - May 2020
What parents need to know about Facebook Messenger - May 2020
What parents need to know about Protecting Personal Data - July 2020
What parents need to know about Instagram - June 2020
Conversation starters for parents and carers: Online Content - June 2020
What parents need to know about Online Grooming - May 2020
What parents need to know about Houseparty - May 2020
What parents need to know about Zoom - April 2020
What parents need to know about TikTok - Feb 2020
What parents need to know about Fortnite Chapter 2 - Oct 2019
Suggested Apps and Games for Early Years, 7-11, 11-14 - Oct 2019
What parents need to know about Fortnite Battle Royale - Aug 2019
What parents need to know about YouTube - April 2019
What parents need to know about Age Ratings - Feb 2019
What parents need to know about WhatsApp - 2018
What parents need to know about Roblox -2018
9 Top Tips to get smart about children's devices - April 2019
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Parent Controls
How to set up parental controls on an iPad.
How to set up parental controls on a Windows 10 PC.
How to set up parental controls on the Xbox One.
How to set up parental controls on an android device.
How to set up parental controls in Google Chrome.
How to set up parental controls on the Wii U.
How to set up parental controls on a Mac
How to set up parental controls on the PlayStation 4.
If you would like someone to help you set up your parental controls all O2 shops have an O2 Guru (trained by NSPCC) who will support you for free. After booking a free appointment, you can take all your devices in store and they will talk you through the steps you need to take.