Tag: parents

  • The Home Wi-fi for Safe Internet Access for Kids

    At Internet Safety School we’re always on the lookout for simple ways that parents can help their children live their digital lives to the full, while staying safe and secure. So we’re excited to be a backer of an innovative new product called Kidokey (also the first—and long-awaited—product we know that rhymes with okeydokey!). Kidokey…

  • Sexting and Young People

    As part of our Internet Safety School community initiative here at Wild Orange Media, we’ve been delving into new research to examine some of the challenges facing young people online. The selfie is now a mainstay of our digital lives. But for some young people it can stray into darker areas where they may be encouraged to…

  • The Minimum Age to Use Facebook (and more)

    One of the key messages I used to teach parents at Internet Safety School was the age their children should be before they can legally use popular sites online. It’s little known  that most social networking sites require users to be at least 13 years old before they can sign up. And for e-commerce sites…