10 tips to keep your child safe online

Always remember Talking regularly with your child is the greatest tool to help keep them safe online.

1. Discuss with your child what apps are better than others and what platforms they use they also can show you their favorite apps, games, or websites.
2. Explain to your child risks like cyberbullying online grooming and sexual abuse.
3. Make clear to your child that they can come to you or an adult if they faced any problems without any fear of judgment or aggressive reaction. You can agree on a person in the moment>
4. Show them how they can block or report content they find disturbing.
5. Agree with them on rules about how much time they spend online.
6. Inform the children to be respectful and kind online and not say things over text that they wouldn’t say to someone’s face.
7. Set up parental controls Set up or review your parental controls and internet filters. Parental controls are designed to help protect children from inappropriate content online. These controls can be used in several ways – for example, to help ensure that your children access only age-appropriate content, to set usage times, to monitor activity, and prevent personal information from being shared with strangers.
8. Make sure your child is running the latest antivirus programs.
9. Ensure your child’s privacy settings are set to maximum.
10. Explain the positive digital citizenship concept and how to gain safety and digital resilience skills online

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