Parents' Support Pack
Few parents understand their children's new cyber culture. they do not understand what they are doing (and how they are doing it) on the internet and on their mobile phones. As parents we must begin to accept that this new world is 'normal' for our children and for once they probably do know more about it than we do!
"Anything that gets invented after you're thirty is against the natural order of things and the beginning of the end of civilisation as we know it ….until it's been around for about ten years when it gradually turns out to be alright really."Douglas Adams
So where do you go for help?
We have tried to put together a support pack that shows you where you can go for information, advice, help and support - don't forget that there may be an expert already in your household - your son or daughter!
1. Speak to your son or daughter!
2. Get to know CEOP (The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre)
"The Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre is part of UK police and is dedicated to protecting children from sexual abuse wherever they may be."
First check out if you are a switched on mom or digital dad? Take the ceop parents quiz
Go to Ceop
CEOP releases its latest intelligence report
Child sex offenders are switching between the internet and the offline world with increasing frequency and severity in order to target and in some cases abduct young victims and parents could and should do more. CEOP has published its 2008/09 Strategic Overview designed to inform the wider policing and child protection communities of the emerging trends and patterns of offender behaviour, CEOP have published a public version via podcasts and downloads so that they too can understand how the threat manifests itself.
To view the watch the video podcast, listen to the Executive Summary or read the full public version of the 2008-09 Strategic Overview, visit www.ceop.police.uk
or see it online on click here
3. Get to know Thinkuknow
"Thinkuknow is an education initiative by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre - the UK's national law enforcement agency that focuses on tackling the sexual abuse of children."
Register here to receive monthly updates providing you with the latest information on internet safety and keeping your children safe online.
Go to Thinkuknow for parents
4. Get to know 'Know IT All', Childnet's multi award-winning suite of education resources designed to help educate parents, teachers and young people about safe and positive use of the internet.5. Check out our toolkit.
Go to Know IT All for parents
5. Check out Ofcom 's advice
Ofcom has published 2 guides for parents and carers on parental controls on mobile phones, games consoles and portable media players see below.
Parental controls for games consoles and portable media players
Parental controls for mobile phones
6. Our e-safety toolkit provides user friendly information and useful links on many e-safety topics.
Go to toolkit.
Last Modified:
16/11/2009 11:38:41
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