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Keeping Young Children Safe Online (Under 8s)
Little kids don’t need the whole internet. A five-year-old can’t yet tell an ad from a video, a stranger from a friend, or a real thing from a…
Kids & Conspiracy Theories: Helping Them Think Critically
One day your kid mentions something strange they read online. It sounds a little off, maybe a lot off. Your first instinct is to correct it fast —…
Online Learning & Tutoring Apps: Keeping Kids Safe
A kid can learn Spanish from a native speaker in Madrid, get unstuck on algebra at ten at night, or sit in a live coding club with twenty…
A Stranger Messaged My Child: What to Do
You’ve just seen it: a message from someone your child doesn’t know. Maybe you found it on their phone, maybe your child came and showed you, maybe a…
Teens Out & About: Phone Safety When They’re Independent
There’s a particular week most parents remember: the first time a teenager goes into town without you. Maybe it’s a bus to a friend’s, a gig with mates,…
Smart Toys & Connected Devices: Kids’ Privacy in the Internet of Things
The teddy bear on the shelf has a microphone. The robot the kids chase around the kitchen talks to an app on somebody’s phone. The watch on your…
“Everyone Else Has It”: When Your Child Wants Social Media Before the Age Limit
It usually arrives at the dinner table, or in the car, delivered with a specific weariness: “Everyone else has it. I’m literally the only one.” The it is…
Understanding Game & App Age Ratings (PEGI, ESRB & the App Store)
Every game and app your child touches carries a little badge somewhere — a “7”, an “E”, a “12+”. Most of us glance at the number, decide it’s…
Selling Online Safely: A Teen’s Guide to Vinted, Depop & Marketplace
There’s a moment most parents recognise: the wardrobe won’t shut, the trainers under the bed haven’t been worn since spring, and your teenager announces they’re going to “sell…
Teaching Kids Digital Consent & Respecting Others’ Privacy
Most online-safety talks with kids point inward. Protect your passwords, guard your location, don’t overshare about yourself. All good. But there’s a whole other half we tend to…