T - Talking about online safety going forward

Talking about online safety going forward

You’ve learned about the importance of regularly talking about your phone and online habits together as a family. Conversations should be ongoing, but this doesn’t mean they always need to be scheduled - find moments that fit with your family to check in. 

Advice on using your phone safely

Each of the topics below show someone’s advice for how to use a phone safely. Based on everything that you have learned through the toolkit, decide if each one is a helpful piece of advice or not - the NSPCC have provided answers to help you in your discussions.

Answers

Watch how this family talk about dealing with unwanted contact 

Having a phone opens the possibility having unwanted people contacting you online. This is worrying, but there are steps you can take together to make sure you’re safe: 


•Only accept requests from people you know - like family and school friends. If you get requests from someone you think you might know, discuss it together first.


•Get your parent to help you check their profile - make sure it is someone you know. Parents, you might want to use parental controls to help your child manage new requests. 


•Ask a safe adult for help - if you ever get a message online that worries you or makes you feel uncomfortable. Not all inappropriate contact starts out like that, but if someone says something unkind, asks you to keep secrets or do anything that makes you feel uncomfortable, then talk to your parents or another safe adult.


Now you’ve completed the final letter together, it’s time to set up your family phone pledge.

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