Transcript E-safety, Bullying Transition

Helping to Keep Children Safe On
line
LornaNaylor
Anti-bullying Coordinator
CFCS September 2014
What are Zero to Eight children doing
online?
• Over the last 5-6 years there has
been a substantial increase in
internet usage by children under
9
• Children under 9 enjoy watching
videos, playing games, searching
for information, homework,
socialising with others.
• More toddlers and pre-schoolers
use internet connected devices
especially touch screen.
• Children often have a digital
footprint pre-birth.
(Zero to Eight young children and their internet use,
www.eukidsonline.net 2013)
What do we know about young peoples 10-17
on-line behaviour?
The ABA and McAfee commissioned a survey in October and November 2013.
The survey polled 1012 UK children (between the ages of 10 and 17) and their
parents
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A quarter of young people spend between four to six hours online every day
and much of this internet
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Currently more than half (53%) go online in their own room, nearly the same
amount (43%) on a games console and two-thirds (66%) also use their
smartphone for internet access.
What are the risks?
• ‘lack of technical, critical and social skills may pose
risk’ especially for under 8(Livingstone et al 2011)
• Lack of research for under 8 age group.
• Concern over socialising online either within age
appropriate virtual worlds or as under age
participants in sites intended for teenagers and
adults
• Some devices may put children at risk by
compromising their safety and privacy
• Digital footprints created for children may cause
problems for them in the future
But what about the benefits?
Children today
• enter formal school years with significant
experience in computers and use of the internet
• Have skills in assessing, understanding, viewing
and creating in multiple, digital formats
• Have digital social skills
• Are digital citizens
• Enjoy online play
What main issues for young people?
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Too much personal information given online
Contact with unsuitable people
Cyberbullying
Fake profiles
Exposure to inappropriate content
Damage to online reputation
Not following safety advice
Where?
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Social Networking sites/sharing sites
Gaming
Mobile technology
Webcams
Social networking sites
Popular sites/Apps for young
people
Sharing
Chatting
Messaging
Also watch out for!
• WeChat
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Vine
• WhatsAp
• Whisper
• KakaoTalk
• Kik
• Pheed
• Tinder
Opening a Facebook account
Facebook summary
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Use your email address
If you must lie , lie small!
Limit the personal information
Friends only!
If you wouldn’t show your gran, don’t post it
Check privacy
Know how to report a problem
Think before you post
What is Cyberbullying?
Threats
Hacking
Prejudice
Stalking
Manipulation
Exclusion
Public postings
Advice for parents on cyberbullying
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Discuss behaviour online with your children
- always respect others
- treat your passwords with care
- block/delete contacts & save conversations
- don’t reply/retaliate
- save evidence
- make sure you tell
Report the cyberbullying
- school
- service provider
- police
Webcams
Skype-some tips
• Monitor your children when they use Skype.
• They should be aware that they should avoid contact with
strangers.
• They should also know what to do when a stranger tries to
communicate with them through Skype.
• It would help if you protect your child’s account with a long
and unique password.
• Filter those who can contact your child’s account by using the
privacy settings
• The more private your child’s profile is, the better. Include as
little personal details on your child’s Skype profile as possible.
Skype-some tips
• Monitor your children when they use Skype.
• They should be aware that they should avoid contact with
strangers.
• They should also know what to do when a stranger tries to
communicate with them through Skype.
• It would help if you protect your child’s account with a long
and unique password.
• Filter those who can contact your child’s account by using the
privacy settings
• The more private your child’s profile is, the better. Include as
little personal details on your child’s Skype profile as possible.
How does it happen?
• An abuser might pretend to be a boy or girl of the same age.
• They might even pretend to be someone they know.
• They chat and flirt online. They start to chat about sex.
• They ask for naked selfies, or to go naked on webcam.
• Then they threaten: “I will share this pic with everyone you
know if you don’t do more things on webcam/ hurt yourself/
give me money... ”
Sexting
The “exchange of sexual messages or images”
and “Creating, sharing and forwarding sexually
suggestive nude or nearly nude images” through
mobile phones and the internet .
NSPCC Study 2013
• This is usually a result of peer pressure
• It is ‘friends’ in their social network not usually
strangers
• It can lead to bullying and violence
• There appears to be double standards where
girls are reluctant to discuss this but boys risk
social exclusion if they don’t.
• There is a reluctance to ask for help/discuss
with adults
The Message for Young People
Stay Safe
Don’t do anything on webcam you
wouldn’t want your friends or
family to see.
Advice
If it has already happened,
it is never too late to get help.
It is not your fault. You won’t be in trouble.
1.If someone pressures or threatens you, block them and report
them to CEOP.
2.Tell an adult you trust as soon as possible.
3.Call Childline at any time on 0800 1111.
4.The abuser has broken the law. The police will find and arrest
them.
Share aware-NSPCC
• www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keepingchildren-safe/share-aware
• Share Aware – is a campaign for parents of
children aged 8-12 – it will help to reassure
you, and give you everything you need to keep
your children safe.
• It has straightforward, no-nonsense advice
Gaming
Gaming Gaming
Gaming
Bullying through Games Consoles
Some of the behaviour reported by our young
people when using their games console
• Receiving messages from someone who was
not who they said they were
• That tried to make them do something
• Asking to meet up
• Threats, name calling ,insults, sexual language
PEGI
PEGI (The Pan-European Game Information age rating system) was established in
2003 to help European parents make informed choices
Violence - Game contains depictions of violence
Discrimination - Game contains depictions of, or material which may
encourage, discrimination
Sex - Game depicts nudity and/or sexual behaviour or sexual references
Drugs - Game refers to or depicts the use of drugs
Fear - Game may be frightening or scary for young children
Bad Language - Game contains bad language
i-Tune apps
4+ Applications in this category contain no objectionable material.
9+ Applications in this category may contain mild or infrequent occurrences
of cartoon, fantasy or realistic violence, and infrequent or mild mature,
suggestive, or horror-themed content which may not be suitable for
children under the age of 9.
12+ Applications in this category may also contain infrequent mild language,
frequent or intense cartoon, fantasy or realistic violence, and mild or
infrequent mature or suggestive themes, and simulated gambling which
may not be suitable for children under the age of 12.
17+ You must be at least 17 years old to purchase this application.
Applications in this category may also contain frequent and intense
offensive language; frequent and intense cartoon, fantasy or realistic
violence; and frequent and intense mature, horror, and suggestive
themes; plus sexual content, nudity, alcohol, tobacco, and drugs which
may not be suitable for children under the age of 17.
Digital footprints
Online reputations
What is my online reputation?
Your online reputation is the perception, estimation and opinion that is formed when you are
encountered online. This could be when someone visits your social networking profile, but
could also be when anyone reads a comment you posted on another profile. It could also be
when someone sees your online photo albums or an image with you in it, indeed any
instance or reference of you that either you posted or someone else did - what your digital
footprint says about you.
Your online reputation will be formed through:
• Posts by you
• Posts by others but about you or linked to you
• Posts by others pretending to be you
Who does it affect?
• Everyone! Obviously it applies to those who post online, however as other people could be
posting information about you, you don't even have to have been on the internet before to
have an online reputation! Rory Cellan-Jones commented on a survey conducted by AVG
which concluded that 23% of unborn children already have a digital footprint.
• What is your child’s digital footprint and how may it influence their future?
What employers look for
According to the same survey, 35% of employers have rejected
candidates based on:
• Provocative or inappropriate photos or information
• Drinking or using drugs
• Bad-mouthing previous employees, colleagues or clients
• Poor communication skills
• Discriminatory comments
• Lied about qualifications
Young people should understand 2,3 or 5 years may seem like a
long time in their world but actions today could hurt them in
the future.
Mobile Phones Tips
 Is my child old enough to have a mobile phone? Set boundaries
 Before buying your child a mobile, find out what functions it has – Internet, private
messaging, built in applications
 Set parental controls where required
 Set mobile rules - no mobile phone in the bedroom at night, mobile free time
before bed, no use after lights out
Parental
Parental Controls
Controls
Set controls on:
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Computers
Laptops
Tablets
Mobile devices
Games Consoles
ALL internet enabled devices
Set on all devices
that link to the
internet
Remember… they are not 100% accurate and not a substitute for open communication!
HowParental
can they help?
controls
 Block sites that are not age appropriate
 limit inappropriate and illegal material
 Set timings – automatic switch off at bedtime
 Monitor activity
The Parent and Carers guide to the
Internet
Vodaphone Guides
• www.vodaphone.com
•www.vodaphone.com
The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre
CEOP is the UK national lead agency who deal with the
sexual exploitation of children in the UK and abroad
www.ceop.police.uk
www.facebook.com/ceop
Click CEOP
Some Final Thoughts
• Do you think before you
post?
• What is your child’s digital
footprint?
• Do you know the e-safety
and acceptable use policy
for your school and do you
respect it?
• Do your online and mobile
habits set a good example
to your children?