Keeping your kids safe online

Thirty percent of parents of two and three-year-olds believe their children know more about the internet than they do, according to research.

Small wonder then that parents can feel they’re not up to the task of protecting their children from cyber-bullying.

But parents do have the skills — and there is no magic formula, says Conor McGuckin, assistant professor in education at Trinity College. “It comes down to basic, good old-fashioned parenting — understanding your child, knowing where they are, who they’re with and what they’re doing. You wouldn’t let your child into a playground in a new area without supervision. The same logic applies to the internet.”