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Online Safety Advice

Advice for Parents/Carers

You are not alone if you do not fully understand your child’s new cyber culture. Many parents and carers do not fully understand what their children are doing (and how they are doing it) on the internet and on their mobile devices.

As parents we must begin to accept that this new world is ‘normal’ for our children and for once they probably do know more about it than we do! We have put together a list that shows you where you can go for information, advice, help and support. Don’t forget that there may be an expert already in your household – your daughter or son!

Baited Pages & Naked Selfies

Links & Downloads

Baited pages are private profiles set up across social media that can only be accessed by invitation. These pages are targeting children and young people with a requirement for the person to submit naked pictures of themselves or peers. These images are then shared.

For young children, it’s about making sure they know they can turn to parents and carers with anything that worries them online; and that they know how to keep themselves safe by understanding appropriate and inappropriate behaviours.

With older children, parents and carers play a key role in helping them to critically evaluate the things they come across – both online and offline – to help them have healthy relationships and attitudes. 

Resources

Childnet have a resource for parents and carers to help them have age-appropriate conversations about pornography with their children.

CEOP has developed ‘Nude Selfies: what parents and carers need to know‘ a series of four short animated films for parents and carers offering advice on how to help keep their children safe from the risks associated with sharing nude and nearly nude images.

So you got naked online? is a guide for young people about what to do if they have shared a sexual image.

Watch a real life story of a young person who had their nude image shared on vimeo.

Useful Resources