Tell NSPCC about the family rules you have to keep safe online - chance to win a £300 voucher NOW CLOSED

[AmeliaMumsnet]

NSPCC have teamed up with O2 to launch their #ShareAware campaign. Here’s what they have to say: ‘We tell our children to share, but online it’s different. In fact, sometimes sharing online can be dangerous. That’s why we’ve joined forces with O2 to ask parents to be Share Aware and keep children safe online. With the internet changing all the time it can be hard to keep up to date but our Net Aware guide gives an overview of the sites young people use. . Our straightforward, no-nonsense advice will untangle the web, and show you how you can be just as great a parent online as you are the rest of the time.’

As a parent, your main priority is to keep your self and your family safe, and this means agreeing on some rules for when you’re surfing the web, for both you and your child. As part of their #ShareAware campaign to keep children safe online, NSPCC and O2 want to know about the family agreements you have in place to make sure you and your DC stay out of trouble - the family contracts you have in place within your home to help things run smoothly.

So, maybe you always make sure there’s an adult present when your DC is online or have you agreed to not share images of your child without their permission? Perhaps no one is allowed on their phones at the table. Every family has a set of rules that works for them, so post on this thread to tell NSPCC and O2 about your family agreements and you’ll be entered into a prize draw to win a £300 voucher of your choice (from a list).

For more information, or to download your family agreement template, visit Share Aware
here to download your family online agreement template.

Thanks so much for taking part, and good luck with the prize draw!

MNHQ

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I work in IT so I am very conscious of these issues and have installed a lot of software to prevent abuse. Even so I monitor all usage and my xbox one isn't connected for online gaming.

They are not allowed to take pictures of their friends or video and post EVER even with permission, I found it can cause far too many arguments and leaves them open to accusations. As my kids are older teens it can be quite difficult to restrict what they watch but I do my best

It's always supervised, rationed and with controls.

My son does not know any password for accessing online links to his computers - so has to ask to go online then we know when hes online and can monitor it. He has to ask to use the internet and all searches are linked to my google account so I am able to see what hes searching for. All websites and computers for him are age restricted so cannot access anything he shouldnt. He doesnt have social media yet but we have spoken to him about sharing info on online and to be wary of people you dont know.

No social media. Limited hours online.

We have a no tablet/phone rule between 5-7pm weekdays and we also change the password if the chores are not done !

I have set the internet to block any content that is not suitable and have always talked to my daughter about why she must never give out information. Xx

we have parental controls on all devices they access and also we have an agreement with our oldest we won't post pictures without permission.

We have a rule that the children can only go on the iPads if in the same room as us, and they must use youtubekids rather than youtube

My little one is only 2 but she loves to watch cartoons on you tube. We only ever let her do this under our supervision & we always lock the screen so she can't operate the phone herself.

The big rule in our house is that you don't speak to anyone you don't know and tell mum the second someone you don't know tries to speak to you.
I think that teaching kids the dangers of the internet starts before they even use the internet, you need to have a strong trusting relationship with your child, a mutual respect. My daughter knows that if a game / app is suitable and age appropriate (and ideally free :D ) I'll let her have it but she still has to ask before downloading anything, which she does. I know that the second someone tried to speak or communicate with her in anyway she'll come straight to me (it's happened twice before, needless to say those apps are now gone!) and I think that makes me feel so much better about her using the web. It's also good that I don't have to be constantly over her shoulder supervising her and invading her privacy.

Treat the Internet like a place - you cannot drift around online from app to app. You must tell us where you are "I'm just coming out of YouTube and going onto Minecraft".

For screen time limits we are using a new Android app called SOANJO that helps prevent internet addiction for children. With the app we can schedule 4 different time periods per day during which our daughters are allowed online. Another neat feature of Soanjo is that it is somehow connected to Google Maps and we can track the location of our daughters.