Staying safe online – advice for parents

As parents, carers and childminders you have an important role to play in keeping your children and young people safe online.

It is your right, or duty, to monitor the use of your Internet connection at home to make sure that the world wide web remains a positive and safe place for your children.

We have created a number of handy printable guides to help with a range of e-safety issues and keep you up-to-date with the latest ways to stay safe online.

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E-safety at home: Five do's and dont's for an e-safe environment (111k) Make sure your child's online environment is safe by following our five top tips.
E-safety at home: User accounts (141k) Did you know that you can limit each child's allocated internet time as well as personalising their security settings? Find out how in this guide to user accounts.
E-Safety at home: Internet Explorer 8 and Click Clever, Click Safe tools (265k) Find out about the latest tools available to keep your family safe while browsing the web.
E-Safety at home: Having an e-safety discussion at home (142k) This guide gives you advice and tips on how to feel comfortable talking to your child about e-safety even if you don't have much understanding of computers yourself.
E-Safety at home: Having an e-safety discussion at home (with teenagers) (141k) Advice and tips on how to talk about e-safety with your teenage children.