As a parent you can play a significant part in helping us and protecting your child.

Whatever your level of expertise with current technology, you can take just a few simple steps to help keep them safe and develop their awareness. They need to know, for example, what to do if they feel uncomfortable about anything they encounter while on the internet.

Much of the following advice has been gleaned from CEOP: Child Exploitation & Online Protection Centre – Their website contains resources and advice for parents, students and professionals working with young people which we have drawn together. Advice sheets for specific apps from other organisations have also been added below.

A guide to broadband parental controls and internet safety for children from GoCompare.