It’s Safer Internet Day today folks!
This year’s theme, Connecting Generations, is all about inspiring more people to discover the net together safely.
While you’re never too young to start being safe, you’re also never too old to learn digital skills and it’s a fab opportunity for friends and families to chat about staying safe on the web.
The Beeb’s found that 67% of young people help their parents or carers use the internet, including one in five who help parents/carers set security settings on the family computer. Rather than being taboo, we believe that parents’ should have the confidence to discuss internet safety with their kids, and not be afraid to ask them to share their skills.
We aren’t the only ones to think so. Lots of our brilliant partners are supporting, including Post Office, Google, Age UK and TalkTalk. Whether it’s promoting resources or syndiacting messages via social media (the hash tags are #ConnectingGenerations and #SID2012), all are using their various skills and assets to reach their communities. If you haven’t already, there’s still time to do the same.
Here are a few of the great resources available:
- CEOP’s brilliant new film for parents’ and carers’
- The Internet Safety IQ Quiz, to help families test out their internet safety know-how together. While you’re there, check out a few conversation starters, or swot up with their advice and resources.
- Created by young people for parents– the top 10 things parents should know and do about their kids being online