Online Safety
Guides on Tik Tok app
https://www.net-aware.org.uk/news/tiktok-all-you-need-know/#
https://www.internetmatters.org/hub/esafety-news/tik-tok-app-safety-what-parents-need-to-know/
For information on how to setup Privacy settings on PlayStation 4 and Xbox, the following website has a useful step-by-step guide:
PS4 - https://www.howtogeek.com/246219/how-to-customize-your-playstation-4s-privacy-settings/
X box - https://www.howtogeek.com/246707/how-to-customize-your-xbox-ones-privacy-settings/
We would recommend that you set it up so that only friends can see your information and connect with you.
Here are some guides to Fortnite for parents:
https://nationalonlinesafety.com/fortnite-battle-royale-parents-guide/
http://www.childnet.com/blog/a-parents-guide-to-fortnite-battle-royale
https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/blog/parents-guide-fortnite-battle-royale
Parent Guide to Roblox
https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/blog/roblox-guide-parents
New online safety website launched by Google.
https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/en/interland
Can you be 'internet awesome'?
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Top Online Safety tips for Parents
- Talk to your child about what they’re up to online.
- Watch Thinkuknow films and cartoons with your child.
- Encourage your child to go online and explore.
- Set parental controls on all internet enabled devices.
- Set boundaries in the online world just as you would in the real world.
- Talk to your child about being respectful online and how to report unacceptable behaviour.
For further information on online safety, please visit the following websites:
https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/
https://www.net-aware.org.uk/#
https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-centre/parents-and-carers
http://www.internetmatters.org/
http://parentzone.org.uk/
Here is the link to the latest Vodafone Digital Parent Magazine:
http://www.vodafone.com/content/digital-parenting/learning-and-fun/digital-parenting-magazine.html