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Is your child prepared for their first smart phone?

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Is your child prepared for their first smart phone?

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Is Your Child P.R.E.P.A.R.E.D. For Their First Cellphone?

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Before giving your child their first phone, pause and ask a different question: are they truly P.R.E.P.A.R.E.D.? In today’s onlife world, a phone is not just a phone. It’s a fusion device with access to communication, social media, gaming, cameras, and the internet. We created a practical acronym to help parents move beyond “everyone else has one” and make thoughtful decisions based on readiness, not pressure.

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Protecting Your Family Online: Navigating the Latest Digital Trends

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Protecting Your Family Online: Navigating the Latest Digital Trends

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Fairgreen Tech Clinic: Protecting Your Family Online

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Concerned About Exposure to Harmful Content

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Concerned About Exposure to Harmful Content

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Safe Scrolling - What to do when something feels wrong

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Safe Scrolling - What to do when something feels wrong

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PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

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Steam is a huge digital distribution platform for PC gaming and hugely popular with children and young people. Basically Steam acts as a storefront, installer, launcher and social network for 30,000 games. Because of the vast range of games, some of which will not be suitable for children, it's important that parents understand the controls that are available to them on the Steam platform. Internet Matters have a 1-minute video on YouTube which will help with this.

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How to set up parental controls on Steam | Internet Matters

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Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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Omoggle & the PSL Scale: A Parent’s Guide to Keeping Your Child Safe

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Omoggle & the PSL Scale: A Parent’s Guide to Keeping Your Child Safe

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Is Your Child on Omoggle? What Parent Needs to Know

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Omoggle connects teens with strangers via webcam and rates their faces. Here’s what parents need to know

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What you need to know about your child's digital footprint

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What you need to know about your child's digital footprint

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What you need to know about your child’s digital footprint

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Natalia Hossner explains what makes up your child’s digital footprint and provides tips on managing their footprint and the collected data.

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Understanding and Challenging Harmful Online Behaviours

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Designed and Developed by Will Earp, South West Grid for Learning Trust Ltd

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Manosphere: Understanding and Challenging Harmful Online Behaviours

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How to support professionals, parents and young people with harmful attitudes linked to the manosphere.

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Trend: TikTok “BOP Girls” and the Peer-to-Peer Recruitment Into Monetized Sexualized Online Lifestyles

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Trend: TikTok “BOP Girls” and the Peer-to-Peer Recruitment Into Monetized Sexualized Online Lifestyles

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Where does the term BOP come from and what is a BOP house?

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Where does the term BOP come from and what is a BOP house?

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Parents, Caregivers, and Educators Do You Know What “BOP” Stands For, & What The BOP House Is?

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BOP House glamorizes monetized sexuality to teens, masking risks as empowerment; parents must guide youth with critical, open, judgment-free dialogue.

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Share content from YouTube to your child’s YouTube Kids experience

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Share content from YouTube to your child’s YouTube Kids experience

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Share content from YouTube to your child’s YouTube Kids experience

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This week there are links to the new LGfL AI policy toolkit, an new report about unhealthy influences, Instagram parent alerts and more.

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Research - Betting on Boys: understanding gambling among adolescent boys.

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Research - Betting on Boys: understanding gambling among adolescent boys.

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This is an excellent piece of research from the US charity Common Sense Media, carried out with just over 1,000 boys ages 11-17, and given that most gambling starts off with the games that young people play it's an important area for all of us to understand.

The paper is quite large at 57 pages, but you will get most of the facts from the key findings at the beginning, for example:

Thirty six percent of boys 11-17 have gambled in the past year.

Online gaming is the most common context in which boys encounter gambling-like systems.

Peer influence is strongly associated with whether boys gamble and how extensively they participate.

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AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse: 2026 Report on Trends, Data & Human Impact

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AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse: 2026 Report on Trends, Data & Human Impact

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AI Report Conclusions

Progress in computer technologies, including progress in generative AI, has enormous potential to better our lives, and misuse of this technology is a small part of this picture.

The development of computer technologies like the growth of the internet, the spread of video-calling and livestreaming, and the development of CGI and image-editing programs, have enabled the widespread production and distribution of CSAM that is currently in evidence.

It is too early to know whether generative AI should be added to the list above as a notable technology that comprises a step change in the history of the production and distribution of CSAM.

Nonetheless, this report evidences a growing problem that boasts several key differences from previous technologies. Chief among those differences is the potential for offline generation of images at scale - with the clear potential to overwhelm those working to fight online child sexual abuse and divert significant resources from real CSAM towards AI CSAM.

In this context, it is worth re-emphasising that this is the worst, in terms of image quality, that AI technology will ever be. Generative AI only surfaced in the public consciousness in the past year; a consideration of what it will look like in another year - or, indeed, five years - should give pause.

At some point on this timeline, realistic full-motion video content will become commonplace. The first examples of short AI CSAM videos have already been seen - these are only going to get more realistic and more widespread.

Solving some of the problems posed by AI-generated indecent images now will be necessary to create models for deployment against the growth of video content in the future.

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How AI is being abused to create child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online

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Research Report from the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) looking into how artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to generate child sexual abuse imagery online.

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Kids vs Grown-ups: what we really share online

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Kids vs Grown-ups: what we really share online

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What do parents really think about what their children do online? And how often do we say it out loud?

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Kids vs Grown-ups: what we really share online

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Our campaign videos show that children’s online privacy isn’t just about parental controls, screen time limits or privacy settings. It’s about trust, listening and recognising that everyone is learning together.

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If your child is using social networking sites to chat to friends and family or share their latest selfie, take a look at this list of social media guides to get you up to speed on the most popular platforms and help them set the right privacy settings.

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In addition to our how-to guides on the most popular apps, you can also find out more about other social apps that children are using. Below we have compiled a list of apps to watch out for and provide a related web link for you to learn more about how to set controls on the app.

Live streaming apps

Live streaming has captured the imagination of teens around the world but also introduced a number of risks they could be exposed to. See our list of safety guides to get up to speed on the most popular Live streaming apps.

Periscope - Designed by Twitter, Periscope lets you share and experience live video streams from your mobile or tablet device.

Live.me - Live.me is a social platform that allows users to connect with others and earn virtual goods which can be exchanged for prizes, rewards, and cash.

YouNow - The app allows you to comment and like users videos and buy gifts that generate money for the app creator.

Social gaming apps

If your child is gaming online, they may be using platforms to allow them to chat and communicate with other players or friends. Use the following safety guides to help keep them safe on the most popular social gaming platforms.

Steam - This is one of the most popular social gaming networks that allows you to buy and play games online and store them in the cloud.

Xbox live - Microsoft's online service for its consoles is called Xbox Live and when you're signed into the service you can chat to other Xbox Live members and befriend them.

Twitch TV - Twitch.tv is a live streaming social gaming platform that is equipped with a chat feature to allow players to interact with each other and live stream and watch video game competitions.

Roblox - One of the biggest online gaming platforms and features social elements which allows players to talk to each other and send friend requests.

Minecraft - One of the most popular gaming platforms among primary school age children (despite 13 minimum age guide).

PlayStation Network - Allows users to go online and access PlayStation Store content, online gameplay and use the chat function to talk to other players.

Nintendo Network - Nintendo's consoles are more family-friendly than most and therefore its chat functionality is a lot more geared to safe interaction for younger players.

Limitation of network filters

Some content and sites can be encrypted, which means they're coded in a way that prevents the controls from knowing what the content actually is, so filters will not necessarily apply. There are also ways of bypassing filters using what's called a Virtual Private Network (VPN) if your child is technologically savvy enough.

They also don't usually restrict purchases through apps or the use of certain programmes that are already on the device. You'll need to consider setting your device controls and platform (such as Chrome or Netflix) controls too.

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How to prevent cyberbullying - Advice for parents | Internet Matters

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What parents need to know about undress AI

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What parents need to know about undress AI

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Children and young people might not yet understand the law. As such, they might struggle to separate harmful tools from those which promote harmless fun.

Inappropriate content and behaviour

The curiosity and novelty of an undress AI tool could expose children to inappropriate content. Because it's not showing a 'real' nude image, they might then think it's okay to use these tools. If they then share the image with their friends 'for a laugh', they are breaking the law likely without knowing.

Without intervention from a parent or carer, they might continue the behaviour, even if it hurts others.

Privacy and security risks

Many legitimate generative AI tools require payment or subscription to create images. So, if a deepnude website is free, it might produce low-quality images or have lax security. If a child uploads a clothed image of themselves or a friend, the site or app might misuse it. This includes the 'deepnude' it creates.

Children using these tools are unlikely to read the Terms of Service or Privacy Policy, so they face risk they might not understand.

Creation of child sexual abuse material (CSAM)

The IWF also reported that cases of 'self-generated' CSAM circulating online increased by 417% from 2019 to 2022. Note that the term 'self-generated' is imperfect as, in most cases, abusers coerce children into creating these images.

However, with the use of undress AI, children might unknowingly create AI-generated CSAM. If they upload a clothed picture of themselves or another child, someone could 'nudify' that image and share it more widely.

Cyberbullying, abuse and harassment

Just like other types of deepfakes, people can use undress AI tools or 'deepnudes' to bully others. This could include claiming a peer sent a nude image of themselves when they didn't. Or, it might include using AI to create a nude with features that bullies then mock.

It's important to remember that sharing nude images of peers is both illegal and abusive.

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What parents need to know about undress AI

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What parents need to know about anonymous apps

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What parents need to know about anonymous apps

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How to choose new apps for your child | Internet Matters

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Get guidance on balancing screen time and helping children discover new interests by choosing the right apps for them.

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Find step-by-step guides to help you layer up parental controls across networks, devices and apps, so children can have safer online experiences as they grow.

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Set up parental controls on devices and platforms | Internet Matters

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Set up parental controls on a range of devices and platforms to help children develop key online safety and digital literacy skills.

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A parent's guide to live streaming and vlogging

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Sukoon Insurance: Smart Parenting in a Digital World

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Sukoon Insurance: Smart Parenting in a Digital World

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LivFit - Smart Parenting in a Digital World

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How Social Media and Online Influences Impact Child Wellbeing

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Every so often a TV programme comes along that causes a sea-change in the public's thinking about an issue. Perhaps the first was Cathy Come Home , a 1966 drama about homelessness that sparked a national debate and even triggered the foundation of the charities and annual Crisis at Christmas Appeals . More recently the series Mr Bates versus the Post Office spurred the then Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to announce new legislation to exonerate wrongly convicted sub-postmasters and an announcement that there would be a new upfront payment of £75,000 for some of those affected, just a day after the programme was broadcast.

The most recent programme to have a similar impact, not just in the UK but around the world, is the . It tells the story of 13-year-old boy accused of murdering a girl from his class. The drama includes poignant performances with a narrative routed in familiar safeguarding issues for parents and education professionals today, including the misuse of social media, cyberbullying and 'toxic masculinity'.

The drama caused an immediate reaction amongst the public and politicians at Westminster. Prime Minister Keir Starmer advised cabinet members to watch it and welcomed a move by Netflix to make the series available to screen for free in secondary schools. Co-writer Jack Thorne urged Keir Starmer to "rather urgently" consider a smartphone ban in schools and a "digital age of consent", similar to Australia, which has passed a law banning children under 16 from using social media .

Do Mobile Phone Bans in Schools Improve Mental Health?

The story calling for the banning of teenager's mobile phones has received widespread coverage and significant support from pundits and politicians across the political spectrum. However, a study published in the Lancet just a few months earlier received far less notice. It looked at the students of 30 schools in the UK. This included 20 schools which had banned phones and 10 schools who had a more permissive attitude to phone use. Student wellbeing in each of the schools was assessed using the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale .

The study found: "There is no evidence that restrictive school policies are associated with overall phone and social media use or better mental wellbeing in adolescents...no differences were observed in mental, physical, and academic outcomes for adolescents attending schools that permit, versus restrict phone use." According to this study, while limiting or banning the use of mobile phones in school may reduce disruption and distraction, the idea that it would have a direct effect on the mental health and wellbeing of students has not been demonstrated.

The Correlation Between 'Screen Time' and Teen Mental Health

While it did not evidence that a ban on mobile phones in schools had a direct effect on pupil wellbeing, the Lancet report certainly does not advocate for the unrestricted use of mobile phones by children and young people. In fact, it found there were negative associations between increasing time spent on phones, social media and worsened mental health.

However, though there may be a correlation between the two, we must be careful not to presume a causative relationship between teenage mental ill health and use of online social media. It is important to look closer and examine more carefully the links between social networking and the lives of young people.

In her book It's Complicated, the Social Lives of Networked Teens , Danah Boyd, a professor at Georgetown University and founder of Data & Society Research Institute, pointed out that teenagers use social networking to extend socialisation with their peers. One category uses it to manage a friendship group that would be too large manage by traditional means. Another group use social networking to identify and interact with others who have similar niche interests and identities.

Social Media and Online Influences Among Teens

During their teenage years young people typically move away from the influence of their parents and the importance of spending time with their peers becomes increasingly important to them. Boyd maintains young people's ability to just "hang out together" has become seriously restricted due to the confines of modern life and they have as a result retreated into the online world of social networking. Instead of meeting in public spaces or going to youth clubs, teenagers now occupy cyberspace.

Boyd argues that we need to be very careful when identifying a causal link between social media and problematic use by young people. She says "the language of addiction sensationalizes teens' engagement with technology and suggests that mere participation leads to pathology. Most teens aren't addicted to social media; if anything, they're addicted to each other."

Children and young people need clear boundaries and limits. These rules give them confidence to explore the world with a degree of assurance and safety. However, blanket bans are rarely effective. Instead, we need to explain our concerns to young people and engage with their lives and interests, giving them the time and space to explore and discuss their feeling and concerns.

Protecting Children from Online and Offline Harm

Teachers, safeguarding practitioners and other professionals working with children and young people play a key role in protecting them from dangerous influences. CPOMS StudentSafe is a powerful tool designed to support in the recording and monitoring of all safeguarding concerns. With the capability to easily and securely log concerns for every pupil with fully customisable categories, such as 'cyberbullying' or 'misogyny', StudentSafe allows safeguarding professionals to provide timely support.

The Premium Cases and Forms module within StudentSafe provides even more powerful reporting and case management capabilities. The module simplifies evidence gathering for serious incidents or complex cases by streamlining the process all in one secure place. StudentSafe with Premium Cases and Forms also empowers safeguarding leads to easily provide clear and detailed reports of safeguarding cases for review bodies or inspectorates such as Ofsted.

To learn more about how StudentSafe and the Premium Cases and Forms module can support children's mental health in your setting, book a free demo today.

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How Social Media and Online Influences Impact Child Wellbeing

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Practical Tips for Easing Kids’ Social Media Anxiety

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Fear of missing out can make social media-using teens feel stressed. Here’s how you can help. Advice from Common Sense Media editors.

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Discord: Common Sense Media: What parents need to know

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Discord: Common Sense Media: What parents need to know

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Voice chat for gamers has slick features, mature content. Read Common Sense Media's Discord review, age rating, and parents guide.

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Common Sense Media reviews AI tools, describing a product's opportunities, considerations, and limitations in a clear and consistent way.

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These products can be used in many different ways, and are also called "foundation models." This category includes products like generative AI, such as chatbots and products that create images from text inputs, translation tools, or computer vision models that can examine images and detect objects like logos, flowers, dogs, or buildings.

These products are built for a specific purpose, but they aren't specifically designed for kids or education. Examples of this category include automated recommendations in your favorite streaming app, or the way an app sorts the faces in a group of photos so you can find pictures of your niece at a wedding.

This category is a subset of Applied Use products, and it covers products specifically built for use by kids and teens, either at home or in school. This category also includes education products designed for teachers or administrators (such as a virtual assistant for teachers) that are ultimately intended to benefit students in some way.

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Common Sense Media improves the lives of kids and families by providing independent reviews, age ratings, & other information about all types of media.

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Adolescence Parent Coffee Morning Slides

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Adolescence Parent Coffee Morning Slides

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What Parents Need to Know about Snapchat

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What Parents Need to Know about Snapchat

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Online Family Safety Agreements (Family Online Safety Institute)

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Online Family Safety Agreements (Family Online Safety Institute)

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To use the Internet safely and responsibly, it is important for kids and their parents to agree on the ways that personal devices and technology will be used at home and on the go.

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Family Online Safety Agreement Contract Examples (Childnet)

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Family Online Safety Agreement Contract Examples (Childnet)

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A family agreement is a great way to start a conversation with your whole family about how you all use the internet, and to start discussions together around how to behave in a positive way when online, whether this is at home, at school or at a friend's.

Our family agreement provides a list of things to consider when creating a family agreement, and some examples to get you started. An agreement template is also provided to help families set clear expectations for positive and safe internet use.
For more information about how to put the family agreement into practice visit our blog.
Online Safety Agreement

Alternatively you may need an online safety agreement which doesn't cater to a family audience. The internet is a very important part of our lives today and setting up an agreement can help ensure that everyone within your organisation/ group are safe when navigating the online world.

This online safety agreement is designed to be used in a variety of settings, including:

youth groups and clubs

residential settings (eg boarding houses)

educational settings (eg libraries)

for professionals supporting vulnerable young people (eg foster carers)

You can find a template for this below.

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A resource to support families in staying safe online.

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With Family Link, you decide what's best for your family. Easy to use tools allow you to understand how your child is spending time on their device, share location, manage privacy settings, and more.*

Establish digital ground rules

Set screen time limits

Find the screen time that works best for your child. Family Link lets you set downtime for their device and time limits for apps, so you can help your child find a healthy balance.

Guide them to age-appropriate content

Approve or block apps your child wants to download. Family Link also allows you to choose the right YouTube experience for your child: a supervised experience on YouTube, or YouTube Kids.

Establish digital ground rules

Set screen time limits

Find the screen time that works best for your child. Family Link lets you set downtime for their device and time limits for apps, so you can help your child find a healthy balance.

Guide them to age-appropriate content

Approve or block apps your child wants to download. Family Link also allows you to choose the right YouTube experience for your child: a supervised experience on YouTube, or YouTube Kids.

Manage and secure your child's account

Protect their privacy

Permissions management in Family Link allow you to make meaningful choices about your child's data. You can view and manage permissions for websites and extensions accessed through Chrome as well as apps downloaded on your child's device.

Secure their account

Family Link gives you access to manage your child's account and data settings. As a parent, you can help change or reset your child's password if they forget it, edit their personal information or even delete their account if you feel necessary.

Manage and secure your child's account

Protect their privacy

Permissions management in Family Link allow you to make meaningful choices about your child's data. You can view and manage permissions for websites and extensions accessed through Chrome as well as apps downloaded on your child's device.

Secure their account

Family Link gives you access to manage your child's account and data settings. As a parent, you can help change or reset your child's password if they forget it, edit their personal information or even delete their account if you feel necessary.

Stay connected on the go

See where they are

It's helpful to be able to find your family when they're on the go. With Family Link, you can locate your children on one map, as long as they're carrying their device.**

Get notifications and alerts

Family Link delivers critical notifications including when your child arrives or leaves a certain location. You can also ring devices and view the device's remaining battery life.

Stay connected on the go

See where they are

It's helpful to be able to find your family when they're on the go. With Family Link, you can locate your children on one map, as long as they're carrying their device.**

Get notifications and alerts

Family Link delivers critical notifications including when your child arrives or leaves a certain location. You can also ring devices and view the device's remaining battery life.

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With Family Link, you decide what's best for your family. Easy to use tools allow you to understand how your child is spending time on their device, share location, manage privacy settings, and more.* Find the screen time that works best for your child.

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Parent's Guide: watch Common Sense Media's What is TikTok? advice video to help you make informed decisions with your children.

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Parents and Carers - UK Safer Internet Centre

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Tips, advice, guides and resources to help keep your child safe online

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Protecting yourself and others from online scams

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Protecting yourself and others from online scams

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Look out for warning signs that someone or something online cannot be trusted

"It just seems too good to be true!" - Other common signs of a scam include contact that you weren't expecting or being asked for money or personal information (think: bank or contact details, passwords, or phone numbers). Scammers use other tactics to manipulate their victims into paying, like playing with your emotions, or building a sense of urgency so you are rushed into making a decision. If you aren't sure it's reliable, don't risk it.

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Tips for Parents and Carers - UK Safer Internet Centre

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"It just seems too good to be true!" - Other common signs of a scam include contact that you weren't expecting or being asked for money or personal information (think: bank or contact details, passwords, or phone numbers).

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Screen Guide - Parent Controls Through Fairgreen's MDM

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Screen Guide - Parent Controls Through Fairgreen's MDM

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In today's digital age, ensuring internet safety is paramount, especially for our children. At Fairgreen, we understand the crucial role that the internet plays in education and daily life. However, with increased online activities, it's essential to be vigilant about safeguarding our children's online experiences. Internet safety is not just about protecting personal information; it also encompasses critical skills like recognizing cyberbullying, identifying online scams, and promoting responsible digital citizenship. By fostering a culture of internet safety through online safety lessons run at school, guest speakers, assemblies, and our annual celebration of Internet Safety Day, we empower our students to explore the vast online world safely. This page has been created to help us equip parents with the knowledge and resources they need to guide their children through this digital landscape at home. Together, we can create a safer, more secure online environment for our school community.

The National College
To ensure that our school community has access to up-to-date and reliable guidance on internet safety, we rely on The National College, formerly National Online Safety, as a trusted source of information. The National College is known for its commitment to providing accurate, evidence-based data and resources, making it an invaluable partner in our efforts to promote internet safety. By utilizing their expertise, we can stay current with the latest trends and best practices in online safety, ensuring that our students and parents have the most reliable guidance available.

What Parents Need to Know About....
The National College release regular infographics for parents relating to all areas of online safety. They offer invaluable information about different online platforms that your child may be using that will help you make decisions around if and how your child should be interacting with a platform.

Check out the What Parents & Carers Need to Know... folder for a full range of infographics. This will be updated as new information comes out about different platforms.

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Other Online Safety Resources
Over the past few years, we have been collecting resources that may be helpful in guiding parents to approach the topic of online safety with their children. Take some time to browse the resources on the attached Padlet.

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Online Safety - Fairgreen International School in Dubai

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Online Safety - With an exceptional, future-focused educational ethos, centered around sustainability, Fairgreen International School is a part of Esol Education, a worldwide family of high performing international schools.

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Apple Family - Use parental controls on your child's iPhone and iPad

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Apple Family - Use parental controls on your child's iPhone and iPad

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Use parental controls on your child’s iPhone and iPad - Apple Support (AE)

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With Content & Privacy Restrictions in Screen Time, you can block or limit specific apps and features on your child’s device. You can also restrict the settings on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch for explicit content, purchases and downloads, and privacy.

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Smartphones & Mental Health with Jonathan Haidt / Feel Better, Live More Podcast

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Jonathan Haidt discusses how smartphones and social media are impacting mental health and childhood development.

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In this episode, my guest is Dr. Jonathan Haidt, PhD, professor of social psychology at New York University and bestselling author on how technology and culture impact the psychology and health of kids, teens, and adults. We discuss the dramatic rise of suicide, depression, and anxiety as a result of replacing a play-based childhood with smartphones, social media, and video games.

He explains how a screen-filled childhood leads to challenges in psychological development that negatively impact learning, resilience, identity, cooperation, and conflict resolution - all of which are crucial skills for future adult relationships and career success. We also discuss how phones and social media impact boys and girls differently and the underlying neurobiological mechanisms of how smartphones alter basic brain plasticity and function.

Dr. Haidt explains his four recommendations for healthier smartphone use in kids, and we discuss how to restore childhood independence and play in the current generation.

This is an important topic for everyone, young or old, parents and teachers, students and families, to be aware of in order to understand the potential mental health toll of smartphone use and to apply tools to foster skill-building and reestablish healthy norms for our kids.

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About this Guest

Dr. Jonathan Haidt

Jonathan Haidt, Ph.D., is a professor of social psychology at New York University and bestselling author on how technology and culture impact the psychology and health of kids, teens, and adults.

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Dr. Jonathan Haidt: How Smartphones & Social Media Impact Mental Health & the Realistic Solutions

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In this Huberman Lab episode, my guest is Dr. Jonathan Haidt, PhD, professor of social psychology at New York University and bestselling author on how technology and culture impact the psychology and health of kids, teens, and adults.

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The Female Quotient® on Instagram: "Inspiring and passionate 7-year-old, Molly Wright delivered a @ted  talk on just how much our brains develop in the first five years of our lives and the five things that are essential to helping us develop well and reach our full potential: connecting, talking, playing, a healthy home, and community."

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2M likes, 17K comments - femalequotient on October 2, 2024: "Inspiring and passionate 7-year-old, Molly Wright delivered a @ted  talk on just how much our brains develop in the first five years of our lives and the five things that are essential to helping us develop well and reach our full potential: connecting, talking, playing, a healthy home, and community.". 

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In this episode, Brené and William discuss group behavior on social media and how we show up with each other online versus offline.  We’ll also learn about the specific types of content that fuel algorithms to amplify moral outrage and how they tie to our search for belonging.

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Dr. William Brady on Social Media, Moral Outrage, and Polarization

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Brené and William discuss group behavior on social media and how we show up with each other online versus offline. We’ll also learn about the specific types of content that fuel algorithms to amplify moral outrage and how they tie to our search for belonging.

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Stop mindless scrolling – scientifically.

Every time you try to open social media, wait.

one sec gives you the chance to pause and think twice – before you get sucked into an endless loophole designed to draw you in for hours

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Distracting apps made less appealing - scientifically

Every time you try to open your favorite apps, wait. Take a deep breath in, and let it out slowly. one sec gives you the chance to pause and think twice - before you get sucked into an endless loophole designed to draw you in for hours again.

The effectiveness of one sec has been confirmed in a peer-reviewed scientific study with the Max-Planck Institute and Heidelberg University.

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Gain back control over your time

You just wanted to check that one message - and ended up scrolling on Instagram for 30 minutes? Social media is designed to keep you hooked to spend as much time as possible. Time that could be spent so much better - with your family and friends, getting work done or for your hobbies and wellbeing.

Download one sec for free

On average, an online user spends 17 hours per week on social media.¹

Studies show that heavy social media use is associated with an increase of psychological distress, depression, and anxiety. ²

The majority of young adults meet the criteria for problematic internet use. ³

Science-based approach

Recommended by psychologists5

Our social media habits are the outcome of psychological mechanisms that apps trigger in our brains. They use the system of instant gratification which releases dopamine whenever we perceive a like or a message on our phone.

one sec's approach is to break those habits. By making you wait longer for social media to open, your brain loses interest in those (destructive) short-term dopamine hits.

A focus app for more than short-term productivity

Many apps and tools block social media for a limited amount of time to help you focus. This might increase your productivity for the moment, but the real problem - your habitual urge to check apps and websites to get that dopamine boost - stays.

"This free app saves me 21 hours every month."

Ali Abdaal

On YouTube

What can one sec do for you?

one sec is developed with the help of psychologists and user experience experts. How one sec can transform your life?

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Quit smoking

Studies have shown that reduced social media use leads to reduced smoking behavior.⁴

How it works

Automated second thought

Realize and question every single attempt to use social media.

one sec works fully automated and is triggered by every attempt to open the app or website of your choice. You will be forced to take a deep breath and then decide: Do you really want to spend time there? Or was it just an impulse out of boredom or stress?

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Block social media apps that distract you the most

Configure one sec to get triggered whenever you open Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, WhatsApp, TikTok or any other app on your iPhone or Android device.

You can block websites as well

No matter if it's a news site, your favorite forum or adult content - keep yourself from wasting time on any website. It's the same effective technique and configuration only takes a few minutes.

Act intentionally

If configured, one sec forces you to set an intention for opening apps. By thinking about your planned actions in the app beforehand, you will spend less time doing anything else.

Get reminded about your intention

Keep catching yourself scrolling through social media feeds for ages - even though the plan was only to read that one message? This is over now.

one sec will send you a notification after one to five minutes to check if you're still following your intention. This helps you to reflect if you still need to have that particular app opened.

Focus Sessions

During Focus Sessions, one sec won't allow you to open any of the configured apps - and there's nothing you can do about it. Enjoy pure focus and finally get things done!

Watch your progress

one sec visualizes your progress in nice diagrams and comparisons.

See how much time you've saved already - watching your progress reflected in numbers is incredibly motivating!

Keep your focus.

Minimal Breathing Exercise
A simple version of the breathing exercise.

Healthy alternatives

Set up concrete, healthy alternatives to help you get away from your social media habits: looking at family photos, doing sports, calling a friend, drinking water, reading a book, or listening to music are all great alternatives that will be suggested right when you need them.

"Brilliant. Best mindfulness app in existence."

"It's exactly what I needed. A forced break from repetitive, mindless social media. Absolute pure genius. It takes a few minutes to set up but it is completely worth it."

by Ozexpat - Jul 3, 2021, Apple AppStore

Why one sec?

Tackle the problem - not only the symptoms

one sec doesn't only help you to stay focused for a limited amount of time. It is designed to change your habits - and free you from social media distractions in the long term.

I care about your data

Unlike other apps, I don't sell or analyze your data. I can't even look at it. It remains private to you, offline, on-device and might be uploaded to your private iCloud container if you choose to do so.

Check out one sec for free

Convince yourself of one sec's effect before spending any money.
Configuration for one app or website is completely free.

Study with Max Planck Institute

App usage lowered by 57%

The positive effects of one sec were shown by a recent study I conducted in cooperation with the University of Heidelberg and Max Planck Institute, one of Germany's leading research institutes.6

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Still not convinced?

Would more than 15'000 five-star ratings on the AppStore convince you?

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Every time you try to open your favorite apps, wait. Take a deep breath in, and let it out slowly. one sec gives you the chance to pause and think twice - before you get sucked into an endless loophole designed to draw you in for hours again.

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There’s Power in Setting Boundaries - Good Inside

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Productivity coach, mom of 4, and author of Uptime, Laura Mae Martin, joins Dr. Becky to discuss boundaries, productivity, routines, and flow.

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My Number One Job as a Parent Is Not to Make You Happy

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My Number One Job as a Parent Is Not to Make You Happy

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My Number One Job as a Parent Is Not to Make You Happy - Good Inside

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On today’s episode, Dr. Becky addresses the struggle that many parents face: how to say no to their kids.

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The Anxious Generation: Dr. Becky & Jonathan Haidt in Conversation with Stephanie Ruhle at 92NY - Good Inside

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Today, we’re releasing an episode of 92NY Talks with Dr. Becky and Jonathan Haidt in conversation with Stephanie Ruhle about The Anxious Generation.

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How to know if your kid is ready for a phone

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How to know if your kid is ready for a phone

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"If you can't say no to a cupcake, you can't say no to TikTok."

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How to Know if Your Kid Is Ready for a Phone - Good Inside

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Dr. Becky and a mom discuss the topic of when to give a kid a phone and how to navigate the challenges and concerns that come with it.

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The mass migration of childhood into the virtual world has disrupted social and neurological development.

This disruption includes social anxiety, sleep deprivation, attention fragmentation, and addiction. Alarmed by the rates of anxiety and depression in adolescents, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt wrote The Anxious Generation. The book explores these growing phenomena and attributes them to the transition from a play-based childhood to a phone-based childhood.
Order the book to learn more About the movement
Together, we can reclaim childhood in the real world.

How can we free the anxious generation?

The Four New Norms

For solving collective action problems

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The Anxious Generation - Free the Anxious Generation

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From New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Coddling of the American Mind, an essential investigation into the collapse of youth mental health-and a plan for a healthier, freer childhood

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The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness

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The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness : Haidt, Jonathan: Amazon.ae: Books