USEFUL LINKS FOR PARENTS
There is a lot of support available to keep your child safe both on and offline.
Below are some useful links to help parents and carers:
- Thinkyouknow (advice from the National Crime Agency to stay safe online)
- Internet matters (support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online)
- Parent info (support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online)
- LGfL (support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online)
- Net-aware (support for parents and carers from the NSPCC)
- Bullying, prejudice and racism incidents (BPRI) resource (updated September 2022) - Support for schools and settings (devon.gov.uk)
Keeping our Children Safe
Adults also need to be aware of potential use of the internet in Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) and Radicalisation and there is free and useful information, advice and resources at the following sites/links/documents:
Coerced online child sexual abuse - UK Safer Internet Centre
Parents Protect Leaflet December 2015
Supporting young people online
https://www.devon-cornwall.police.uk/advice/parenting/protecting-your-child-online/
A very supportive website on internet safety can be found at:
https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents
Other useful links:
Advice for Parents about Snapchat