ieParenting: Simple steps you can take to keep your child safe online

Áine Lynch, CEO National Parents Council, Dr Colman Noctor, child psychotherapist and Alex Cooney, CEO CyberSafeKids offered helpful information during our parenting seminar on protecting children online 

A good relationship with your child is the single most protective factor, according to experts. Picture: iStock 

Parents can feel overwhelmed by the task of keeping their kids safe online — but there are easy steps they can take to ensure their children are protected when using social media and the internet. 

That's according to a panel of experts - Alex Cooney, CEO of CyberSafeKids; Áine Lynch, CEO of the National Parents Council and Dr Colman Noctor, child psychotherapist and Irish Examiner columnist - who recently sat down with ieParenting editor Irene Feighan to discuss protecting children in the online world.