The Dangers of TikTok for Kids: What Parents Need to Know
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’s use of the app.
Online Safety Talks for Teens 12-14 years old
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.
Cyberbullying facts and advice for parents, children and young people
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.
TikTok & Instagram move to improve safety for kids and prevent laws requiring them to do so.
Instagram and TikTok smell the coffee. Change is coming, legislation, regulation and user registration. Fewer users, content moderation and lower profitability.
Online Safety Rules, Guidelines for the 5 – 8 year olds in your life
What you as parents say and do now will set the tone in your home for how kids will use their devices and behave online and on devices. It’s not a democracy, it’s your home. Tips and tricks of the trade to make sure your kids win online.
72% of parents admit to having No Clue how to start their Kids Aged 3 or 4 Online!
As internet use grows, learn about the steps you can take to improve your kid’s positive behaviour online and how you can teach your child to stay safe when gaming, online or simply on her devices
Good Online Safety Parenting for Ages 8 -11 years of age
Here is some advice for managing kids aged 8- 11 online. Apps, phones, online gaming, how much time a day is good, social media and how to set up correct privacy settings. Friends not followers and beating device addiction. Building better online habits
Facebook ploughs on with Instagram for kids despite backlash
Social media wasn’t built for kids. Facebook was meant for college kids, Instagram owes its creation to its founder’s love of bourbon, and YouTube was a video dating site.
Kids under 13 already have online social lives. Building worlds socially on Minecraft, FaceTime with friends, and send texts and emojis through tools like Facebook Messenger. But they love social media especially TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram.
Parental Control Software – Internet Safety for Kids and Teens
Protect your entire family with F-Secure SAFE – Internet safety for kids and teens.
You can take control of what your family and others see online when browsing to make sure people get the best from the internet. And control when and for long people use the internet. Research shows teenage boys can spending 8 hours a day online – time to take control.
Review of Safety Information in Instagram – Internet Safety Series
In this series we take a comprehensive review of the user safety information provided by social networking sites. In this instalment of the series we turn our attention to Instagram.