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Online Safety - Parents
TOP TIPS
From Thrive Academy Parents Workshop

Tip 1
Children Copy what they see
Model what you expect is possible

Tip 3
Phone free zone
Dinner table and board games sessions
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Tip 2
Create a family charging station
All devices visible

Tip 4
Timer for games
Limit screen time

From NSPCC

Tip 1
Foster understanding
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Take the same interest in the online world as the offline world
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Spend time online together as a family
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Take time to gain an understanding about the websites, games and Apps they use

Tip 3
Building children’s trust
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Need to offer support and be careful not to overreact
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Also consider your own online behaviours – children notice how adults act and follow their lead

Tip 2
Enabling positive communication
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Have regular and informed conversations with your child about their online world and to agree and set some boundaries – as they would in other situations Important to get the balance of activities right
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Agree times that your child can go online and what they can do
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TEAM (Talk, Explore, Agree, Manage)

Tip 4
Using the technical tools
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Parental Controls on home Wi-Fi, devices and search engines to filter content
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Privacy Settings – children show know how to block and report. Turn off geo-location data
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Time settings
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Limiting spending and password protection

Help and Support
Information on popular apps https://www.commonsensemedia.org/
Help for broaching challenging subjects
Help and support to keep your child safe online
https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/
Tips and advice https://www.internetmatters.org/
Online safety messages and check facility https://www.net-aware.org.uk/
‘Experts in digital family life’ https://parentzone.org.uk/home
Be Internet Awesome
https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/en_us/
Parental Control Apps (Screen Time)
Family Link (Android)
https://families.google.com/familylink/
Apple Screen Time (Apple)
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT208982
Quostodia (All Platforms)
https://www.qustodio.com/en/