by WOSP Admin | Thursday, November 14th, 2019 | Online Safety, Parental Controls, Screen time, Social Media
Are you planning on giving your child a phone, tablet, computer or console for Christmas? How are you going to manage screen time and protect them whilst they are online?Before wrapping your gift, find out how to install parental controls. Take it out of thebox and...
by WOSP Admin | Tuesday, July 9th, 2019 | AMBER ALERT, Online Safety, Parental Controls, Safety News, Social Media, Uncategorised
There have been a lot of concerns regarding TikTok over the last few months. Given the popularity of the app that’s no surprise. But the latest concern is where children are being exploited to part with cash or ‘digital gifts’. It’s easy to...
by WOSP Admin | Thursday, May 16th, 2019 | Online Safety, Parental Controls, Safety News, Social Media
Introduction This social network app is from the creators of Musical.ly. As Musical.ly officially went offline earlier this year, TikTok has taken its place offering the user the ability to watch musical clips, create short clips up to 60 seconds and add special...
by WOSP Admin | Thursday, February 28th, 2019 | Online Safety, Social Media
Internet safety checklist for young children Agree boundaries Be clear what your child can and can’t do online – where they can use the internet, how much time they can spend online, the sites they can visit and the type of information they can share. Agree with your...
by WOSP Admin | Thursday, February 28th, 2019 | AMBER ALERT, Online Chat, Online Safety, Safety News, Social Media
Introduction Snapchat has changed a lot in the past few years. Frequent updates mean the app looks and work almost nothing like it originally did. below you’ll find a parent’s guide’s to Snapchat answering some of the common questions parents ask...
by WOSP Admin | Monday, February 25th, 2019 | Online Safety, Police Aware, RED ALERT, Safety News, Social Media
Some parents may have become aware of a new craze on YouTube called the ‘Momo Challenge’. It basically involves an disturbing avatar called Momo, and apparently encourages children to carry out dares; examples include texting or calling strangers’ numbers that...
