Safer Internet Day Tuesday Feb 6th 2024

Safer Internet Day Tuesday Feb 6th 2024

As children spend more time online, ensuring it’s a safe space is ever more important. The information below can help parents talk to children about life online, recognise potential dangers and take steps to reduce risks. It is up to you- the parents and guardians to do all you can to ensure that your child stays safe online. 

Please see these top 10 tips for keeping your child safe online:

https://www.eskeretns.ie/home-school-liaison/10-tips-to-keep-your-children-safe-online-from-switcherie

Not sure how to talk to your children about the internet? Click here for a topic generator:

https://talklistenlearn.webwise.ie/questions/#

Find out what your children are actually doing on the games they are playing:

https://www.webwise.ie/category/explainers/

Watch a webinar on internet safety:

https://www.webwise.ie/parents/talklistenlearn-online-safety-webinar-for-parents-with-dr-colman-noctor/

Advice for parents on scams, cyber bullying, phishing, digital age of consent, screen time advice etc:

https://www.webwise.ie/category/parents/advice/

https://www.webwise.ie/category/parents/how-to/

Some excellent tips from switcher.ie on how to keep your children safe online.

https://switcher.ie/broadband/guides/how-to-keep-your-children-safe-online/

Some videos that you could watch with your children at home and talk about afterwards:

https://www.webwise.ie/classroom-videos/#classroom-videos-primary

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