7 Questions to Help You Start a Conversation with Your Child about Online Safety

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This free online safety guide focuses on a series of seven questions that will help you as a parent or carer, start an initial conversation with your child around online safety. The guide takes a look at how to tackle a range of potential risks such as personal information, gaming addiction and online relationships.

A free online safety guide on a series of 7 questions that will help you as a parent or carer, start an initial conversation with your child around online safety.

Talking about the online world with your child can be difficult, and some topics can be particularly awkward; for you and your child! As a result of this, we have put together a series of 7 questions that will help you start an initial conversation with your child, so you have a better understanding of what they do online and how you can protect them. Additionally, it’s important to note that regular conversations with your child about the Internet will help your child to build confidence when talking about online issues, and therefore help to build trust too.

In the guide, you'll find tips on a number of potential risks such as personal information, gaming addiction and online relationships.