Parents are being urged to keep an extra close eye on their children as they clock up more screen in July and August
Kids are being exposed to porn and violence online and risk being groomed by predators during their summer holidays, a safety expert has warned.CyberSafeKids chief Alex Cooney said young children end up accessing even more shocking material while off school and has pointed out some of the pitfalls facing youngsters.“Anything is available at the click of a button so parents need to be very mindful and have conversations about it.
She said the best advice for parents to give to their children is to not talk to strangers and only engage with those well-known to them in the real world.“I think it comes down to talking to strangers and making sure children are only friends with people online who they know well in real life.” Ms Cooney added: “Problems with bullying would include being left out of chats, exclusion, while others would be comments being made online.”She continued: “We would be warning of kids sharing too much information. It could be their name, age, where they go to school, live.
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