FROM screentime battles to monitoring social media, navigating parenting in the modern world can be difficult. Safeguarding experts have shared the top tips for ensuring your child's safety while online. 2 Safeguarding experts shared their top tips for protecting your child online (stock image) Credit: Getty 2 Parents should check in-app settings as well as device settings to protect their children online (stock image) Credit: Getty Smartphones are a common place item in today's society, with most adults and majority of teens owning one.
However, the rise in poularity of social media and the increased access to technology has left parents tackling new issues. One such issue is how to ensure online safety for the younger generation. Ofcom research found that by the age of 17, 100% of young people in Britain own a smartphone.
Read More On Parenting SCARY TIMES I'm a parenting pro & next week will be Halloween hell without 5 simple changes GAME OVER Billie Faiers reveals son Arthur, 6, spent THOUSANDS playing FIFA on his iPad The Government's Online Safety Data Iniative found that more than 80% of children aged 12-15 have had potentially harmful experiences online. This can include anything from bullying on social media to grooming and exploitation. A computer student in Northern Ireland was recently found to have tricked around 70 children into sending him initimate photos, which he then used to exploit them.
Safeguarding experts from the National Society for the Prevention of .