WIZE – supporting digital wellbeing in the Forth Valley and West Lothian Regional Improvement Collaborative – is the successor to the Central E-Safety Partnership, continuing to help celebrate great uses of the Internet and mobile technology, and promote the safe use of the Internet and digital technology to reduce online and e-crime and risk of harm to children, young people, adults, and vulnerable groups in the Clackmannanshire, Falkirk, Stirling and West Lothian Council areas.
This page is an ARCHIVE of legacy resources/activities shared/promoted by the Central E-Safety Partnership for reference and to acknowledge the work undertaken by those taking part in the Central E-Safety Partnership
Child Protection Committees Scotland’s Keeping Kids Safe Online
Lockdown and long-lasting pandemic restrictions resulted in many
children and young people spending more time online than usual, increasing the risk that they might be targeted and exploited by online abusers.
Child Protection Committees Scotland’s Keeping Kids Safe Online campaign aims to encourage parents and carers to be curious and actively interested in what their children are doing online, and to learn how to help keep them safe from the dangers of online abuse or exploitation.
• many children have been online for longer during the pandemic so more children have been at risk of online abuse
• parents and carers can play a big part by helping keep their kids safe from online abuse and exploitation
• be curious and chatty with your children about their online lives
• it’s okay to ask about what your kids are doing online and who they are talking too
• don’t ask just once, keep being interested and curious, keep asking questions
• learn more about your kids’ online lives, ask them to show you how sites, apps and platforms work
• talk to your children who their online friends are, what they chat about and what information they share
• encourage your children to be careful about sharing too much information with someone they’ve never met
• face your own fears about the online world and find out more about how to keep your kids safe
• learn from the many existing toolkits and information sites about how to help protect your children from predatory people
• talk to your children about online risks as early as possible, even very young children can be targeted by online abusers
• just as you want to know where your children are going when they go out, you should ask them where they are going online and who they talking to
• if you are worried that your child is or has been a victim of online abuse or exploitation, take action immediately
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