CYBER SAFETY CHECKLIST
Stay up to date— keep up to date with how your child uses their mobile devices and new apps.
Open lines of communication— it is important to regularly discuss cyber safety and talk about issues your child may experience. By establishing these open and honest lines of communication your child is more likely to come to you if they experience a problem online.
Supervise your child— monitor and supervise your pre-teen child when they are using the internet and mobile devices to ensure their safety.
Parental controls— it may be necessary to use parental controls on mobile devices to establish limits on how and when children can access certain sites or games. It is important to note that parental controls should only be used in conjunction with open lines of communication with your child.
Protect your devices— use anti-virus software and keep your operating system up to date.
SHARE THESE CYBER SAFETY TIPS WITH YOUR CHILD: 1. Don’ t share too much information online— avoid sharing personal information such as your name, email, home address and school online— even when playing online games.
2. Have STRONG passwords or passphrases— make sure you have strong passwords which have at least eight characters including letters, numbers and special characters. It is also important to have different passwords for different accounts!
3. Know who your friends are— it is important to make sure that your online friends are people you know in real life, you trust and are people you actually want to talk to.
4. Stay private— make sure social networking profiles or online game profiles are set to‘ private’ or‘ friends only’.
5. Don’ t click that link— avoid clicking on links in emails, they could be spam or scams.
6. Don’ t be a keyboard warrior! If you wouldn’ t say it to someone’ s face, don’ t say it online.
7. Think before you post— once it is on the internet it is there forever. Think about who might see it or where it might end up years into the future.