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You can now Claim Child Benefit online

By Suzanne Newton, HMRC’s Interim Director General for Transformation

The joy of becoming a parent is like no other. How wonderful it is, you think, that I have created this perfect little human? But as that honeymoon glow fades and the well-wishers depart, you’re hit with the dawning realisation that you have no time for yourself and when will you ever be able to go to the loo in...

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How you can help your child deal with online hate speech

REVEALED: NUMBER OF CHILDREN EXPERIENCING ONLINE HATE SPEECH IS GROWING BUT ARE PARENTS TALKING ABOUT IT?
  • New tool to help children handle online hate launched by Internet Matters and Samsung Electronics UK
  • Latest module of the ‘The Online Together Project’ aims to promote a more positive and inclusive culture online, giving families practical advice
  • Research
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UK parents found to be most concerned about kids internet safety, as almost 1 in 5 spend half their day on the web

1 in 4 UK parents believe their kids have an unhealthy relationship with the internet, according to new global report from Mozilla and YouGov
  • 15% of UK children spend 5-10 hours a day on the internet, the majority using it for games and video entertainment
  • UK parents (71%) are most concerned about inappropriate content on the internet and most likely to set parental controls
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Sharenting: Top tips on how to keep your children safe online

  • New research reveals that over half (54%) of parents and grandparents choose not to post images of their children online
  • One in ten parents are happy to share their child’s school online (10%)
  • 44% of UK parents named social media as the most important issue in modern society, ahead of climate change
  • Safeguarding experts explain what you need to consider
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New initiative launched to prompt conversations about pornography

Together for Childhood and partners have joined forces to launch a campaign to help young people understand the impact of pornography and its link with violence against women and girls.

This week (February 6th-12th) marks this year’s Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness week, which makes it the perfect time for the group and its partners to launch the initiative.

During the...

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PARENTS AND CHILDREN SAY THEY KNOW LITTLE OR NOTHING ABOUT THE METAVERSE.

4 IN 10 PARENTS AND OVER HALF OF KIDS SAY THEY KNOW LITTLE OR NOTHING ABOUT THE METAVERSE. ARE FAMILIES BEING LEFT BEHIND? New report polling UK families calls for greater conversations around children’s use of future technology and questions whether Online Safety Bill is already outdated before it’s even launched
  • New research of parents reveals 41% of parents admit they don’t know much
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5 ways to keep your kids safe when gaming

Over 69% of 8-11-year-olds and over 76% of 12-15-year-olds in the UK state they play online video games , therefore, the importance of parents knowing the risks of these games is crucial in keeping these children safe whilst still enjoying the online communities these games provide.

With this in mind, the experts at Proxyrack have revealed 5 tips for keeping your children safe whilst...

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Cyber security expert warns parents to avoid sharing photos of their children online this Christmas

Sharenting: The 7 major dangers of posting photos of your kids online

The average parent shares almost 1,500 images of their child before their fifth birthday, and more than 80% of children will have an online presence by age two. A 2018 study by Barclays Bank forecasted that sharenting will account for two-thirds of identity fraud affecting young people by the decade’s end, producing 7.4...

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5 tips for keeping your kids safe when gaming this Christmas

December sees the most revenue made by the gaming industry than any other month in the year - in December 2021, the gaming industry sold £200 million worth of game consoles in the UK. This suggests that gaming software is a common Christmas gift, but are parents aware of the risks that come with certain games?

With this in mind, the experts at Proxyrack have revealed 5 tips for...

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5 ways to keep your kids safe when gaming

1 - Check the game’s content

Most games will contain content warnings if they include content or gameplay which could be deemed harmful or inappropriate for certain users or age groups - this can also be reflected through age ratings labelled on the game.

2 - Parental Settings

By checking the game settings, there is often the option to limit certain features of the game such as...

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