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| Written by Software Reviewer | | Sunday, 06 June 2010 15:44 | 
Keep track of what your kids do on-line and protect them from on-line nasties. This free service from Norton may not provide the best service of this type, but for free it is definitely better than nothing and is indeed a respectable offering from the huge Symantec/Norton security company. It's easy to set-up and configure ... | | Last Updated on Wednesday, 21 July 2010 08:45 | | Read more... |
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| Written by Administrator | | Sunday, 10 January 2010 19:01 | Help your children to understand that they should never give out personal details to online friends they do not know offline.
Explain to your children what information about them is personal: i.e. email address, mobile number, school name, sports club, arrangements for meeting up with friends and any pictures or videos of themselves, their family or friends. Small pieces of information can easily be pieced together to form a comprehensive insight in to their lives and daily activities.
Make your children aware that they need to think carefully about the information and pictures they post on their profiles. Inform them that once published online, anyone can change or share these images of them.
It can be easy to forget that the internet is not a private space, and as result sometimes young people engage in risky behaviour online. Advise your children not to post any pictures, videos or information on their profiles, or in chat rooms, that they would not want a parent or carer to see.
If your child receives spam or junk email and texts, remind them never to believe their contents, reply to them or use them.
It's not a good idea for your child to open files that are from people they don't know. They won't know what they contain—it could be a virus, or worse - an inappropriate image or film.
Help your child to understand that some people lie online and that therefore it's better to keep online mates online. They should never meet up with any strangers without an adult they trust.
Always keep communication open for a child to know that it's never too late to tell someone if something makes them feel uncomfortable. | | Last Updated on Wednesday, 21 July 2010 08:45 |
| | Written by Administrator | | Saturday, 09 August 2008 07:49 | Do you know how to help protect your children when they are online?
You need to know what your kids are doing when on the web and on their mobiles.
If you don't understand what programs and applications they are using - ask them to teach you. Also, keep a 'family computer' in a family room - in this way you can share (and check upon) your chiildrens online experience.
Teach your children that they SHOULD NEVER, EVER GIVE OUT PERSONAL DETAILS TO ONLINE FRIENDS. This includes email address and mobile phone numbers.
Make sure your children understand that some people lie online and its better to keep the online friend world separate from real life. And try and ensure real-life friends also understand this. And most of all they MUST NEVER MEET ANY STRANGERS WITHOUT YOU. THIS INCLUDES ANYONE 'KNOWN' FROM ONLINE ACTIVITIES.
Make sure your children feel comfortable in talking to you about anyone online.
In the UK, for more information and to report abuse visit - Think You Know?
| | Last Updated on Wednesday, 21 July 2010 08:46 |
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