Useful Links

Childnet is a great resource for parents and children on online safety. 

- A learning to read book

Think U Know has a wide section for parents and covers topics such as gaming and talking to strangers.  You can also search by topic or age range to find information that is relevant for your family.  

- Is my child ready for social media?

- Advice on how to block and report

- Guide to cyber security

Internet Matters is another useful site to use with advice on cyberbullying, how to talk to your children about internet safety and quick guides to different types of social media such as Instagram and Snapchat. Internet Matters have published new research to support parents in relation to online gaming. Read the report here.

- Apps for children of all ages to get motivated and active over the summer holidays  

- Insights from Internet Matters tracker survey

- What is cyber security? 

- Quiz for parents and their children to test their knowledge around areas such as fake news, disinformation, misinformation, and how to stop it from spreading.

- Epic is a games store and also games-playing platform where children can play games such as Fortnite, Fall Guys and Rocket League. There are a number of parental features available for under 13's including: chatting, in-app purchasing, inappropriate content and more.

- Social media concerns

- Help children with SEND have positive experiences online

UK Safer Internet Centre provides e-safety tips, advice and resources

- Roblox - Parent guide.

NSPCC The Share Aware campaign provides information for parents about online safety

Internet Watch Foundation - A parent guide to online grooming.

Taming Gaming - A guide to help support parents in finding age appropriate games for their children.

Parent Zone: Everyday Digital Champions

Everyday Digital is a new programme from ParentZone, designed to empower parents to keep themselves and their families safer in the online world by improving their critical media literacy skills in five main areas:  

• Content: all the information and media we see or create ourselves 
• Data: the personal information we leave behind (or share) when online 
• Environment: knowing how to use and understand online spaces and platforms
• Consequences: understanding the possible impact our online behaviours might have, including in the offline world
• Positivity: knowing how to make online interactions and environments safer and more rewarding

Education settings can get involved with the Everyday Digital programme in multiple ways from embedding the free Everyday Digital widget on your website, which gives parents and carers easy access to Parent Zone’s media literacy resources, or signing up to be a Local Champion. Any family-facing professional can sign up to become a Local Champion and will receive training from Parent Zone as well as access to a whole range of resources to use with parents and carers, including interactive sessions, articles and information, promotional materials, national, live-streamed broadcasts and events, quizzes and games and podcasts.

For more information about the Everyday Digital programme, or if you would like to sign up as a Local Champion, email: everydaydigital@parentzone.org.uk