Be a Web Safe Kid

If you’re a concerned parent, you’ll be doing your utmost to make sure your kids are safe when they go online - but sometimes there can be risks which neither you nor they might have thought of.

Chat room safety tips normally revolve around protecting children from adult predators, but it’s worth remembering that children can be predators too. Children who threaten and bully others at school and on the streets are increasingly moving their activities online.

We’re always telling children that sticks and stones may break their bones but words can never hurt them. The reality is, though, that words can do a great deal of damage, and that’s certainly the case on the internet. It’s important for children - and parents - to understand that online manners are just as important as those in real life.