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Various Tips from Various Sources Should I let my child use the Internet?
What are the risks children face online?
Rules for Safe Surfing
Why are Children more susceptible to online predators?
Cyber Bullying
What does Cyber Bullying look like?
Action Steps for Cyber Bullying
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Mobile Phone Tips
- Only give your mobile number out to people you already know and trust.
- Meeting someone you have only been in touch with online can be dangerous. If you feel that you ‘have to’ meet, then for your own safety you must tell your parent or carer and take them with you – at least on the first visit – and meet in a public place in daytime.
- Respect your friends’ privacy and don’t give out their numbers without their permission.
- Learn how to block other users... >>learn how
- Get your friends’ permission before taking pictures of them, and especially before sending pictures to someone else or to the Internet. Remember that as soon as you have sent them, you can’t control where they end up.
- Look after each other and think about what you send to people. Remember when you text you can’t see the impact your words or images will have, or be able to explain them, so it is definitely better to show respect to people.
- Never reply to text messages from people you don’t know. This includes spam.
"Safety Advice for Mobiles." How to Keep Safe While Chatting Online. Oct 2000. Childnet International. 22 Sep 2006 <http://www.chatdanger.com/mobiles/safetyadvice.aspx>.
Safety Tips for EMail Users
- Only give your email address out to people you already know and trust – not to people you have only met online. Be careful that your email address is not in your profile or on other websites where people you don’t know can find it.
- Respect your friends. Don’t give out their email addresses without their permission – and never use emails to bully or manipulate others.
- Keep a record. If somebody is bullying or harassing you via email, then keep the email and don’t delete it. You don’t need to read it, just save it in a folder, even your junk folder. It may help you to find out who is sending the messages if you don’t already know, and it will definitely make the situation easier to explain to someone when you tell them. Keep the email until you have discussed how to stop it with somebody you trust. And do tell someone about it.
- Tell someone if you receive a message or messages that are bullying, or make you feel uncomfortable or at danger. Tell your parents, or a teacher or counsellor at school. Even telling your friends can help. There are organisations where you can receive advice anonymously, such as Childline in the UK which you can reach on 0800 1111. If the message or messages you have received are threatening or harassing then you should tell your local police.
- Learn how to block/ignore people >>learn how
- Change your email address if blocking doesn’t work and you are still receiving messages from someone you do not want to get messages from.
- Have more than one account. Use a personal one for friends and family for example. If you have to give an email address for entering a competition or registering for a service, it is a good idea to use a different address to your personal one, as this may lead to you receiving a lot of unwanted spam mail for example.
- Never open attachments from people you don’t know. Sometimes viruses might be sent unknowingly in attachments from your friends and family – check with the person who sent it if you are unsure about an attachment they sent.
- Don’t click on any links in spam. You do not know where you will end up, and it will make you vunerable to receive viruses.
- Don’t forward spam on to your friends, no matter how threatening it is or what you have been promised.
"Safety Advice for EMail Users." How to Keep Safe While Chatting Online. Oct 2000. Childnet International. 22 Sep 2006 <http://www.chatdanger.com/email/safetyadvice.aspx>.
Make sure you know how to keep safe on IM
- Do you know everyone on your buddy or contacts list? Think carefully about who is on your list. People on IM, like in chat, may not be who they say they are, so a friend of a friend is not necessarily a friend.
* Keep your personal information secret when talking to someone you don’t know in the real world. Also think about what visible information you have, for example in your Profile or Member directory.
- Learn how to keep an archive/save a copy of your conversation, and don’t be afraid to tell someone you are saving their conversation...
- Learn how to block/ignore people...
- Check you know how to report something you feel uncomfortable about to the Messenger provider...
- Use a nickname, not your real name, and a nickname that is not going to attract the wrong type of attention.
- Keep your username and password private, and change your password on a regular basis
- Don’t reply to abusive messages. Don’t send abusive messages either. It’s best not to say anything on IM that you wouldn’t say to someone’s face.
- Don’t accept messages from people you don’t know.
- Meeting someone you have only been in touch with online can be dangerous. If you feel that you ‘have to’ meet, then for your own safety you must tell your parent or carer and take them with you – at least on the first visit – and meet in a public place in daytime.
- Don’t pass the buck - if someone you have accepted on your buddy or contacts list is acting weird, don’t pass them on to a friend. You could be putting your friend at risk. Just block them and report them to an adult.
"How to Keep Safe with IM." How to Keep Safe While Chatting Online. Oct 2000. Childnet International. 22 Sep 2006 <http://www.chatdanger.com/messenger/safetyadvice.aspx>.
Safety Tips for Online Gamers
- There is no difference between chatting on a gaming site and on a chat site - so check the info about safe chat!
- Be careful who you trust online and remember that online friends are really strangers. People you are playing with online, no matter how long you have been chatting to them or how friendly they are, may not be who they say they are.
- Meeting someone you have only been in touch with online can be dangerous. If you feel that you ‘have to’ meet, then for your own safety you must tell your parent or carer and take them with you – at least on the first visit – and meet in a public place in daytime.
- Stay in charge in chat. Keep your personal information secret in the online game, in the profile and in chat (name, address, telephone number, mobile number, private email address, picture), even if people ask for this. Although it can be tempting to reveal more than you normally would in online friendships, giving out personal information can make you vulnerable.
- Look after each other. Don’t give out your friend’s personal information online as it could put them at risk. Look after and respect your friends while you are online.
- Think about your username or ‘handle’. Use a nickname, not your real name, and a nickname that is not going to attract the wrong type of attention.
- Learn how to block another player. If another player is behaving badly and annoying you then you should block them so you don’t hear from them again.
- You can always kick someone out of the game if they are making you feel uncomfortable.
- If there is voice chat on the game, sometimes you can disguise your voice by using a voice mask – these will make you sound different, like a robot for example. If you don’t want people to know your age or gender, this may be useful.
- But be careful using voice chat. It may feel like you are talking over the phone, but remember that you are chatting to a stranger. It is still important to keep safe and not give people your personal information while talking to them.
- Learn how to report another user. If another player is making you feel uncomfortable, by harassing you for personal information for example, then you should report them to the games provider.
- Learn how to keep a record, and keep any key information. It’s easier to explain a problem if you can show it.
"Safety Tips for Online Gamers." How to Keep Safe While Chatting Online. Oct 2000. Childnet International. 22 Sep 2006 <http://www.chatdanger.com/games/safetyadvice.aspx>.