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Internet safety

Protect your family online

John  CarrOn 12 December 2005, Chair of the Children's Charities' Coalition John Carr participated in an online Q&A session on internet safety. Follow this link for more information.

The internet is fantastic for information and great for communication, but we all need to know how to use it safely. Your children are likely to have internet access in more than one place, so it's important to equip them with the skills to handle this new technology safely.

The Internet safety section includes:

Bigarrow Pornography 
How to minimise your child's exposure to inappropriate images and content.
Bigarrow Bullies and abuse 
What you can do to help your child deal with online bullies.
Bigarrow Paedophiles 
How paedophiles operate on the web and how your child can avoid them.
Bigarrow Spam and viruses 
Tools and strategies you and your child can use to keep spam and viruses to a minimum.
Bigarrow Privacy 
How to help your child keep their personal details safe and avoid dangers like identity theft.
Bigarrow What schools do 
How schools protect children from online hazards like pornography, bullying, paedophiles, spam and viruses.
Bigarrow Shopping 
How you and your child can take advantage of internet shopping opportunities without being taken by unscrupulous sellers.
Bigarrow Family code 
Pointers on developing a set of rules for internet use that you and your child can live with.
Bigarrow Top 10 safety tips 
Ten things you can do to help keep your child safe online.
Bigarrow Chationary 
Terms and abbreviations commonly used in chat rooms to help you understand how children communicate online.
Bigarrow Copyright 
How copyright laws affect what your child downloads from the web and how they use internet information.
Bigarrow Health and safety     
What you can do to help your child avoid spending too much time online, and putting too much strain on eyes, wrists and fingers.
Bigarrow Buying a PC 
Guidance on buying a PC, so you get everything you need without wasting money on hardware or software you dont need.
Bigarrow Internet Safety Presentation
A comprehensive online guide to safe surfing on the internet.

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