Where do I start?

The online world offers amazing opportunities but also brings elements of potential risk and for Parents & Carers, making sense of the online world can appear to be an enormous challenge.  Unlike previous generations, the online environment is an integral part of children’s lives and therefore we can no longer consider their wellbeing or safety without also considering their relationship to technology.  However, staying safe online is fundamentally about behaviours rather than the technology itself and if approached from this perspective, we can begin to gain confidence to support our children.

The illustration below provides some useful tips for Parents and Carers when discussing the online environment with children.  In addition, this page also contains a variety of links to useful resources which can be used to develop knowledge and confidence to support children and young people.