What is Cyberbullying? Online bullying is something you should talk about with your child before it happens. Ideally
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For many children today their first experience of the internet is through a tablet or smartphone device.
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What is Chatstep? Chatstep is a website that allows users to create, or enter, an online chatroom. Users
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Advice for Parents If images of your child have been shared online without their permission, there are a
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Parental controls are available on most Internet-enabled devices including computers, smartphones, tablets and gaming systems. Parental controls
Continue ReadingÁine Lynch, National Parents Council - Primary, discusses the draw backs of restricting internet use in the
Continue ReadingSean Gallagher, Deputy Director, PDST for Technology in Education offers advice on how parents can support their
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Pokémon Go is a free smartphone app that combines gaming with the real world. The game uses
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It’s not uncommon nowadays for photos of children to be posted online before they are even born.
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SimSimi is an artificial intelligence chatting robot also known as a chatbot. The messenger app currently has
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YouNow is a free live streaming app and website. Users can sign-up for an account to broadcast
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What is the Blue Whale Game? The Blue Whale Game has made news headlines across Europe recently with
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Kids these days, it’s like they speak another language! Keep up to date with our guide to
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Teen sexting: Why do teens sext? There are many reasons why children exchange explicit messages. Often messages are
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Pokémon Go is a new free smartphone app that has become hugely popular in a very short
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Worried about something you have seen online or concerned about your child? Childline and the National Parents Council Primary offer free advice and support service.
Childline is a support service for young people up to the age of 18.There is a 24hr telephone, online and mobile phone texting service.
The National Parents Council Primary enables and empowers parents to be effective partners in their children’s education.
Sometimes you might unwittingly stumble across illegal online content like child abuse imagery. Always remember: you can report it and get it removed using Hotline.ie.
Hotline.ie exists to combat the distribution and proliferation of illegal content, like child sexual
abuse content, in conjunction with police and Internet Industry