<p>Loot boxes are the perfect argument. One side says there are voracious money-grabbing, gambling-inducing, soulless money bots and should not be let near children ever. The other side says they&nbsp;are harmless and nice little addition to a gamer&#39;s enjoyment of Minecraft, ROBLOX etc.&nbsp;</p> <style type="text/css"> </style>

<p>UK Government is drawing up new laws for online safety, especially&nbsp;Facebook,&nbsp;and TikTok curtailing their powers and making them responsible for postings&nbsp;on their portals. Many feel it is way short of what&#39;s needed and destined to fail.</p> <style type="text/css"> </style> <style type="text/css"> </style> <style type="text/css"> </style> <style type="text/css"> </style> <style type="text/css"> </style> <style type="text/css"> </style> <style type="text/css"> </style> <style type="text/css"> </style> <style type="text/css"> </style> <style type="text/css"> </style> <style type="text/css"> </style> <style type="text/css"> </style>

<p>Got Kids who love TikTok, Here is some&nbsp;straight talk for parents. Kids will use TikTok anyway, so this is the best way to set up TikTok safely. And No, your kid&#39;s social media is not private.&nbsp;Kids&nbsp;should&nbsp;expect you the parent to control their use of&nbsp;TikTok. These&nbsp;Rules, Guidelines are for you and your Kids. Because You&nbsp;said so.</p> <style type="text/css"> </style> <style type="text/css"> </style> <style type="text/css"> </style> <style type="text/css"> </style> <style type="text/css"> </style>

<p>Like the title, don&#39;t give a child a smartphone without reading this first.&nbsp;We have some excellent advice for parents thinking of giving kids their first smartphone. Remember, there is no right age for giving a child a phone. Your 8-year-old might be ready, but your ten-year-old might not be. You will never regret laying down the law about smartphones, social media, and gaming.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The US &amp; European governments are in a panic about TikTok, the Chinese-owned video app best known for inspiring&nbsp;teens to try out new dance moves.</p>

<p>We chat about the following internet safety topics, social media platforms and how to stay safe online. We deliver talks via Zoom to the classroom or to students at home with teacher moderation. Proofing very effective for Schools, and parents and beneficial for Kids.</p>

<p>As teens get older, they face&nbsp;more online safety issues. Our goal is to explain the following topics so that they are prepared for what their online activity may present. Doing social media properly, how to win online, developing an online reputation for college and career projecting a positive image.</p>

<p>As teens get older, they face more and more online safety issues. We explain the following topics so they are prepared for what challenges their online presence and activity may present.<br /> We speak to teens as young adults. We engage with the students seriously when discussing internet safety and online reputation.</p>

<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Parents need to be aware of potential dangers on TikTok, including cyberbullying, exposure to inappropriate content, and peer pressure to create and share inappropriate videos. Setting boundaries is vital to their child&#39;s use of the app.</p>

<p>Book an online safety talk&nbsp;for parents&nbsp;today and find out why 99% of all parents would recommend our parents talk&nbsp;to other parents. Yes, it is really true, parents love our talks. They really do. They say it gives them the confidence to take back control at home. Simple Tips, straight talking. Remember, it&#39;s your home! You rule.</p>

<p>As a parent, you need to be sure your children are safe. Let&#39;s explore whether YouTube is safe for kids in 2023 and discuss some tips to make them safer. Would you let your 8-year-old walk down a red-light street in Amsterdam? No, you would not!</p>

<p>Despite TikTok&#39;s incredible popularity, Snapchat is the most dangerous social media app for kids. Snapchat is secretive, divisive and dangerous to Kids. Snapchat needs a health warning, and parents should not ignore it!</p>

<p>As a parent, it&#39;s time to have an online safety talk with your children. The internet has revolutionised how we communicate and access information. However, it&#39;s also a place where your children can see harmful content, cyberbullying, and online predators. By having a conversation about online safety, you can help them understand the potential risks and how to navigate the digital world safely.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Our online talks for parents, businesses and NGOs are ideal for people who need help with understanding internet safety for kids and how to protect kids, tweens and even teenagers.</p>

<p><strong>Child Sexual abuse</strong><em>&nbsp;&ldquo;For members of the public &ndash; some of this material would be utterly indistinguishable from a real image of a child being sexually abused. Having more of this material online makes the internet a more dangerous place.&rdquo;</em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>When should kids start online? Is there a particular age that is best? Or is it best to let them start early? The truth is nobody knows. Here are some simple rules to help you to begin safety with their first device.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>The effects of cyberbullying range from anxiety and feelings of loneliness to self-harm and sometimes even suicide. Cyberbullying on social media can be hard to spot, but parents can take steps to prevent it.</p>

<p>One of the leading questions for parents is. &#39;Are my kids okay to surf the internet? What can I do as a parent to protect them? What is the difference between free and paid web content filters? &nbsp;</p>

<p>Fortnite is beloved by boys especially and a nightmare for parents. Fortnite is back on the iPhone officially. Gamers love its post-apocalyptic, zombie-infested world. It is available for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, and macOS. It is coming back to iOS and iPhone. And that&#39;s huge news. Here is why it matters!</p>

<p>WhatsApp, owned by Facebook, drops the minimum age for its messaging service from 16 to 13 in the UK, Ireland and Europe. This follows a similar shift in other countries, including Australia, New Zealand and the USA.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>1. Web content <a href="https://internetsafetytalks.com/Blog/entryid/399/stop-on-red-parents-guide-to-web-content-blocking"><span style="color:#0000ee;">Blocking for Kids</span></a></p> <p>2.&nbsp;Fortnite is back&nbsp;<a href="https://internetsafetytalks.com/Blog/entryid/402/after-4-years-fortnite-returns-to-the-iphone-and-its-a-massive-pain-for-parents"><span style="color:#0000ee;">in the App Store</span></a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>Snapchat is a social media platform&nbsp;that&#39;s&nbsp;popular among young audiences as it allows them to&nbsp;share their best moments instantly.&nbsp;The platform is best known for its disappearing or self-deleting messages.&nbsp;</p> <p>Despite public anger, Snap Inc. will only slowly comply with Police requests to reveal senders&#39; details.&nbsp;</p> <p>For parents, you can monitor your child&#39;s Snapchat usage. Snapchat now lets you set up Parental Controls to manage your child&#39;s&nbsp;usage of the app.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>Secondary schools should prohibit the use of phones in classrooms as it is too distracting for students, according to calls made to Irish Minister for Education Norma Foley. Would a blanket ban in school work. Catherine Martin, media minister says issue &#39;fraught with difficulty&#39;</p>

<p>Online safety is overwhelming for parents&#39; especially as kids are using phones and Apps almost from infancy. There are things you can do to keep kids and teens safe online. Talk regularly, set parental controls, and make rules not guidelines. Here are five tips to help.</p>

<p>It&#39;s concerning that in a July 2024 survey, over half of parents admitted regretting giving their children smartphones at a young age.&nbsp;35% reported negative effects of smartphones on their children, such as changes in their personalities</p>

<p>Facebook denied their internal research and showed beyond doubt Instagram is bad for girls&#39; body image, self-esteem and low confidence. Facebook&#39;s reaction was to downplay this and deflect blame onto others, upsetting people more. Since being published in The Wall Street Journal, Facebook employees, past and present, have admitted it to be true.</p>

<p>Earlier this summer, we interviewed Lara, Neil, and Michael from our internet safety speaker team. These are a few key points they highlighted. 1. Be there in person&nbsp;when young children are using social media or gaming online. 2. Use&nbsp;content blocking and other parental control technologies.</p>

<p>Australia, the lucky country, goes for it. From Perth&#39;s sunny beaches to the dry north in Darwin, via drizzly Tassie, Melbourne and Sydney, the Government intends to ban social media for all teenagers under 16. There will be concessions by the time this becomes law, wiggle room on both sides. But Australia wants to be the first country to ban social media.&nbsp; &nbsp;</p>

<p>Australia started it, and the rest of the world is gonna to finish it. Parents, schools, police and governments everywhere are moving against kids being allowed to use social media. Free speech or control. How will this finish up?&nbsp;</p>

<p>Here are the five top rules for young kids going and staying online. Ignore these rules and you are doing your kids a disservice. It&#39;s your responsibility, no one else.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Summer is the perfect opportunity for children to recharge, explore, and grow. However, with the pull of social media and online gaming, it&#39;s easy for kids to spend more time indoors and online than is healthy.</p>

<p>TikTok&#39;s rise is phenomenonal. ByteDance joined TikTok with Musical.ly, this short-form video platform captivates millions of kids, tweens, and teenagers everywhere. However, its success raises concerns about online safety and children&#39;s mental health.</p>

<p>Make yourself and your children safer online making the internet a safer place.</p> <p>Internet safety for kids is at the heart of our business. We provide internet safety talks for kids and teens year-round, and have developed a realistic and fun approach to addressing the issues and dangers that the internet often presents.</p>

Cyberbullying is an enormous problem for schools, students and parents alike. Social Media and gaming platforms must be used properly and positively. Social Media portals are not bushes to hide behind and used as grenades to hurt other kids.