Follow the GOLDen rules G round O nline Safety L ocation D ialogue  For more information please view click here to view a video with more details Guidelines to ensure your child’s safety

Further guidelines to ensure your child’s online safety

1. Make sure your child only uses his or her first name to say who they are. An even safer method is to get them to use a nickname.
2. Ensure they never give out personal information about themselves or their friends. Information that is unsafe to give to people

   Surname	Telephone numbers (Home or mobile)	Parent(s) works address or telephone numbers
   Home Address	Home Postcode	School Name
   School Address	School Postcode	Pictures

3. Talk to your children about the sites they want to visit or have visited.
4. Encourage them to tell you right away if they come across any information that makes them feel uncomfortable or inappropriate.
5. Do not allow them to meet with anyone that they only know from the internet.
6. Encourage your children to tell you if they receive any hurtful or threatening messages. You can take action to block these people then contacting your child again. Many internet companies now offer a service where email / message senders can be blocked.
7. Set up some rules for going online. Agree rules that will let me know the time of day I can go online, and safe websites for me to visit. A Parent / Child contract is available here as a guide.
8. If your computer has a webcam installed, ensure they only use it when they are talking to contacts you know and regard as safe