Online safety activity to do with your child

Instagram toolkit

Instagram’s goal is for the time young people spend on the platform to be positive, inspiring, intentional and balanced.

It has created a toolkit to help teens think about how they experience the platform and to offer tools and suggestions to improve that experience.

The ‘Pressure to be Perfect’ toolkit is a collaboration between Instagram, The Jed Foundation (JED) and Internet Matters and contains quizzes and privacy information for teens.

Find out more about the toolkit at internetmatters.org.

TALK ABOUT ONLINE REPUTATION

Let them know that anything they upload, email or message could stay around forever online. Remind them they should only do things online that they wouldn’t mind you, their teacher or a future employer seeing. Get them to think about creating a positive digital footprint.

SHOW YOU TRUST THEM

If you can afford to, give them a small allowance that they can use for spending online so they can download apps, music and films for themselves, from places that you have agreed on together.

DON’T GIVE IN

Remind them how important it is not to give in to peer pressure to send inappropriate comments or images. Point them to the Send This Instead and Zipit apps which will help them deal with these types of requests.

BBC OWN IT

Own It covers everything from online privacy and avoiding malware, through to dealing with everyday dilemmas children face online, as well as having fun. Quick links to charities and groups like Childline, whose phone lines and online chat can provide urgent support should children need it, will also be available.

THINKUKNOW

Age-appropriate games, activities and information that help teach teens how to keep safe online.

STOP SPEAK SUPPORT CODE

Created by young people for young people, the code offers simple steps to take positive action to deal with cyberbullying.

BBC BITESIZE

Part of the BBC’S ‘Bitesize’ resources and suitable for children aged 11-14. An interactive video that helps children recognise and avoid potentially dangerous situations online.

DISRESPECT

NOBODY

This website encourages youngsters to rethink their views of abuse, controlling behaviour and what consent and sexting means within relationships.