Online Dangers
A recent report by the office of the Children’s Commissioner for England presented evidence which showed that significant numbers of children have access to sexually explicit images online and those exposed to such pornography were more likely to develop sexually risky behaviour. The report called for urgent action to ‘develop children’s resilience to pornography’.
Free Online Protection
FREE online protection especially for under 12 but can be used for all Children age groups http://www1.k9webprotection.com
Online Dangers Affect Everyone
Children are not the only ones to be effected by pornography.
This week’s news has included details from the trials of the men found guilty of murdering Tia Sharp and April Jones. It has emerged that in both cases the men who murdered these girls had been viewing online pornography. This must serve as a stark reminder that online pornography impacts not only those who see it but wider society too.
Although ISPs and Google respond very quickly to remove images of child abuse the degrading and violent material that is routinely available online is just as damaging. Speaking about the killers of Tia and April, John Carr, of the Children’s Charities’ Coalition on Internet Safety, said: ‘we cannot blame the internet for these people but it has opened pathways that lead them on to violent pornography’.
Reference material to help parents
- List of resources http://www.safeonline.org.uk/how-to-protect-your-child/
- FREE online protection for under 12 http://www1.k9webprotection.com
- Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre is a Police body providing information about safe use of online technology.
Advise for Parents and Carers
- Primary & Secondary – https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/
- Advice for children and young people: http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/
- CEOP on Youtube to see useful videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/ceop
For further advice – Keeping kids safe
Today, kids and teenagers tend to know more about mobiles, the internet and social media than adults. check mobile operators websites for advice – search keeping kids safe online
