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Advice for parents about online grooming

Advice for parents about online grooming

As young people become more independent online, they can connect and communicate with people they don’t know. Often this is a positive experience, but sometimes your child could be being groomed or talking to someone who isn’t who they say they are. Our advice explains how unwanted contact works, including grooming and what whānau can do to educate…

First Phones Advice

First Phones Advice

Getting your first phone is a milestone for many children, but with 87% of parents worried about what their children are viewing online* , smartphone safety is a huge concern. To encourage conversations about smartphone safety with children, 2degrees has teamed-up with UK Grime Icon, Scrufizzer, and Netsafe, to create the First Phones Programme. The…

Digital parenting strategies of parents in NZ

Digital parenting strategies of parents in NZ

Netsafe’s latest research, Global Kids Online: Digital Parenting Strategies and Behaviours of New Zealand Parents, presents findings from a study looking at the strategies parents, caregivers and whanau in New Zealand use to mediate their children’s experiences of online risk and harm. See full report Key findings The research identified: The research revealed as children get…

Advice on how to talk to your child about porn
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Advice on how to talk to your child about porn

You are here: Online Safety Parent Toolkit > Understand The internet has made it a lot easier for children and young people to access porn online. Most online porn is free and doesn’t require any kind of age verification. Children may stumble upon the content accidentally or look it up intentionally out of natural curiosity. It’s…

Online gaming tips for parents

Online gaming tips for parents

Gaming is everywhere. It’s no longer confined to consoles and computers – with billions of people playing games on mobiles worldwide. Young people are especially interested in eGaming so we’ve put these online gaming tips for parents together. What should I do to help my my child game safely? The actions you take to keep…