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Your Child And Social Networks
Social networks like Facebook offer children a great way to express themselves and keep in touch with family and friends. But there are potential risks including cyber bullying and the misuse of personal information.
As a parent it’s really important you familiarise yourself with social networks to support your children, but how do you go about doing it without alienating your child? The latest video clip unveiled by Parentchannel.tv and made in collaboration with Family Lives looks at different aspects of social networking; offering advice from different organisations, including The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP), and addressing the potential concerns to make sure that your children stay safe.
One of the main concerns for parents of young people using online social networks is that they unknowingly share information with strangers. Many young people have their full name, hometown and school name available for anyone to see in an internet search but don’t realise the potential risk this could pose to them.
Some tips on keeping your child safe online
- Encourage your child to only share basic information on their main profile page and make sure that their privacy settings are set to private, with information only available to friends and family.
- Keep an eye on the photos they display and encourage them only to upload pictures that you as their parents / carer would be happy to see – anything they would not want to be passed round the dinner table should NOT make it on to the web. It's also not a good idea to post pictures which can identify the school which your child attends since this could help someone locate them.
- Keep an eye on who your child is adding as friends. If you have any doubts ask them to delete any that you are uncertain about.
- If your child accesses social networks on their mobile, make sure they know not to leave it lying around where others can access their account
- If your child keeps a blog, encourage them not to give too much away. Friends can call them for the address of the latest party rather than read about it on their site.
The CEOP now has an emergency button on most social networking sites, so you and your child have a way to report suspect contacts and find out more about the problem.
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