Caerphilly
Need2Know
Web: www.need2know.co.uk
Sound, straightforward and well-judged advice for children and teenagers.
Haring Kids
Web: www.haringkids.com
Wonderful interactive site by Keith Haring, an artist who loved children – activities, stories, animations and an addictive online colouring book.
CBeebies
Games, stories and updates on every under-six’s essential viewing.
Kidsites
Web: www.kidsites.com
Links to loads of websites for parents and kids, from education sites, fun and game sites and sites for parents.
Our Rights Wales – The Children’s Rights App
Web: www.itunes.apple.com/us/app/our-rights-wales/id634918433?ls=1&mt=8
Only on Apple iDevices at the moment, this app features all you need to know about the legal rights of children in Wales. It’s all in plain language and features lots of handy contacts too. Search for Our Rights in the Apple App Store.
Google Alerts – Keep Track of your Digital Self
Set up Google Alerts to let you know whenever you get mentioned online. If you want to check out what digital footprint you are making, start here…
True Vision – Reporting violent or Hateful Online Content
Web: www.report-it.org.uk
This website provides lots of info on hate crime and how to report it.
CEOP – Child Exploitation and Online Protection
Web: www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre
If you are concerned that a child has been inappropriately contacted by an adult online – this may be chat of a sexual nature or being asked to do something that makes them feel uncomfortable or wishing to meet the child offline it can be reported to CEOP using the link above.
Facebook – Reporting Offensive Material or Cyber Bullying
If you or your children come into contact with offensive material or are a victim of cyber bullying on Facebook you can still report it even if you do not have an account yourself by using the link above. Simply select ‘Report and Issue’ and fill in the correct info.
IWF – Internet Watch Foundation
Web: www.iwf.org.uk
The Internet Watch Foundation is the UK hotline for reporting criminal online content. This includes child sexual abuse content hosted anywhere in the world, criminally obscene adult content hosted in the UK and non-photographic child sexual abuse images hosted in the UK. Reports are confidential and can be made anonymously.
