Saturday, September 6, 2014

Who's chatting to your kids?



The internet has brought the world to our children’s fingertips, providing access to vast resources of information and the opportunity to communicate with people from around the world.

QueenslandPolice warn that smart devices and social media have become part of our children’s lives and they have strongly influenced how our children create, share and exchange information with others.

Unfortunately these same devices and applications have been embraced by sex offenders, who have proven to be exceptionally skilled at using them to gain access to children.
As parents and caregivers it is imperative to  have basic understanding of these technologies to enable you to guide, assist and supervise your children.

Children might not safeguard their personal details on the internet like they would in the real world. Therefore it is just as important to educate our children about ‘chatting’ to people online as it is meeting new people in the real world.

Ensure your child:
Chooses a non-identifiable, non-gender specific  username
Never gives out any personal information
Never accepts a friend request or file from a person they don’t know
Does not share passwords

Ultimately, you need to ensure your children have in place the most restrictive privacy  settings to reduce the risk of being approached online by a sex offender.

Please read the PDFbrochure at http://goo.gl/FtdXgQ for many more tips and information on how to keep your children safe online.


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