Parent/Carer Resources

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TALK Checklist by Internet Watch Foundation

Increasingly, young people are being contacted in their own homes on online platforms and apps and asked for sexual pictures and videos, while their parents and carers are totally unaware.

There is a significant rise in children being groomed and coerced online by abusers into sexual activities.

​

What can parents and carers do?

​

Follow the TALK check list - Click here for more information

​

TALK to your child about online sexual abuse. Start the conversation – and listen to their concerns.

​

AGREE ground rules about the way you use technology as a family.

​

LEARN about the platforms and apps your child loves. Take an interest in their online life.

​

KNOW how to use tools, apps and settings that can help to keep your child safe online.