Crook Primary School
Crook Primary School
Online life and offline life is just life
For many of us, we see our online lives and offline lives as different, but children are growing up with technology and the internet and for them there isn't a difference; online life and offline life is just life.
Technology can move at an extraordinarily fast pace and it can be difficult to know how to start talking to your child about what they're doing online, who they might be speaking to or discussing the potential risks and issues.
Starting the conversation
Talking regularly with your child is the greatest tool to help keep them safe online. Talking regularly and making it part of daily conversation, like you would about their day at school, will help your child feel relaxed. It also means when they do have any worries, they're more likely to come and speak to you.
But it can also be easy to become overwhelmed with the different technology, the language that children use, the huge number of games and apps which are available and the potential risks.
Please see more online safety top tips at NSPCC:
Parental Controls
Give your child a safe space to explore their curiosity online.
Internet Matters has step by step parental controls guides will help you to set up the right controls and privacy settings on the networks, gadgets, apps, and sites they use to give them a safer online experience.
Visit the link below to find out more.
https://www.internetmatters.org/parental-controls/
Hello and welcome to Crook Primary's online safety update page.
Here, we will be sharing information, suggested resources and the latest updates to help you to support your children to have a healthy and happy time when using digital devices.
The first piece of information we would like to share with you is to give you choices to guide your child's YouTube journey, because we believe that children can discover new interests, learn from diverse perspectives, and foster a sense of belonging when they explore the world of online video. And with videos from creators around the world, you can choose the best YouTube experience for your family.
Visit the link below to find out more.
https://www.youtube.com/myfamily/