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Helpful Information for Parents
Omegle
Free online chatroom advertised as a platform where you can “chat with random strangers online”. Omegle pairs users at random allowing them to chat via video or chat. There is no registration process or age verification.
What is Omegle? What parents need to know | Internet Matters
Sendit app
Combination app used in conjunction with Snapchat and Instagram where followers can anonymously respond to private messages. The App costs £8.99 and encourages its users to spend money. Due to being anonymous it is harder to identify perpetrators.
What is the Sendit app? The risks of companion apps | Internet Matters
Roblox
Roblox can be a safe gaming platform for children of all ages however it also has a dark side which is often hidden. Some of the risks in relation to Roblox include; unknown adults using the chat room to contact children for the purposes of grooming, exposed to sexualised avatars, inappropriate language being bypassed and used within the game.
Parent Alert: Is Roblox Safe for Kids? Watch Out for These 4 Dangers | Defend Young Minds™️
Addiction
Gaming addiction is now recognised by the World Health Organisation as a clinical disorder. There’s are increasing concerns around children as young as 8 developing addictions to pornography hugely impacting psychological and developmental well-being. Pornography and inappropriate content online is only a click away.
Top tips
- Be curious about what your child does online. If your child uses Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok or any other social media platforms, there is a chance they also use third party companion apps.
- Monitor use of social media. Have set times where your child is allowed to use their phone or electronic device.
- Check browsing history on devices.
- Play together, help set healthy limits. Actively find a variety of activities for children to consume online.
- Ensure parental controls are active and up to date.
- Parental controls offered by your home internet provider - UK Safer Internet Centre
- Parental controls - UK Safer Internet Centre
Click on the link to take you to our policies -
DfE Online Safety Guidance for Parents and Children
Child friendly safe searching
We highly recommend setting your home computer web browser to http://www.kidrex.org/ - a child-friendly web browser sponsored by Google for worry free and safe internet searches by children.
YouTube Kids
Allowing children unlimited access to YouTube can lead to viewing of inappropriate content often by accident. Make your child's viewing safe by downloading the new YouTube kids APP onto your ipad or PC. The APP allows for age appropriate parental controls and allows children to search content with peace of mind.
Set up safe parental controls
When purchasing your child's first device it can be quite overwhelming for parents on how to set up parental controls and privacy settings. Internet Matters have simplified this for you with 70 simple 'how to' guides on how to set up parental controls across all major networks, devices, services and entertainment providers.
Go to: www.internetmatters.org/setupsafe
The internet is an amazing resource which enables children and young people to connect, communicate and be creative in a number of different ways, on a range of devices. However, the internet is always changing, and being able to keep up to date with your children’s use of technology can be a challenge.