The NSPCC have launched their Share Aware campaign to help parents talk to their children about how to stay safe on social networks. Keeping Children safe online can be a big concern for parents but the Share Aware guide provides straightforward no nonsense advice for parents of 8 – 12 year old children.

The Share Aware website has information on Online Safety as well as a guide of what to do if a child is being abused online which is often called cyberbullying and other forms of abuse.

The information covers lots of topics which include:

• The risks and dangers of being online
• Inappropriate content, including pornography
• Ignoring age restrictions
• Friending or communicating with people they don’t know
• Grooming and sexual abuse
• Sharing personal information
• How to talk to your children about online safety

So why don’t you go to Share Aware and learn how to make the internet safer for your family: www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/share-aware/