Online Safety ~ Parental Controls
Thank you to the parents and carers who have taken the time to read this information. This is a step forward in gaining cyber safety tips and information, to assist you and your family to be safer online. In this piece I wanted to highlight what I believe is one of the first elements in looking after your child online - Parental Controls - Basically there is no advantage to online safety, if your child is given a device that even you do not know how to manage, or what it is capable of doing. As a parent, you are your child's first line of defence and for that, we need to enable you with resources to assist in setting up your family's online devices. This also helps parents gain an understanding of the technology a child is using, whether it be Games, or searching the World Wide Web for homework answers, you are acquiring knowledge of how things work and how your child interacts with the internet world. It will assist you to keep connected with what your family