Booklet advises parents on dangers faced by children in online world

CHILDREN are being exposed to new dangers on the internet, including websites promoting violence, hatred, self-harm and even youth suicide, parents were warned yesterday.

Parents are being advised to check bills for their telephone and their child’s mobile phone and examine emails to home computers used by their children.

“The internet is rapidly becoming the best captured source of human knowledge,” according to a new parents’ guide on technologies used by children.