The UK Safer Internet Centre has multiple guides for ensuring devices are safe for use by children, especially at Christmas time. The following link will direct you to a guide on securing devices Childnet’s five festive tips for giving technology gifts this Christmas – UK Safer Internet Centre
At easipc, we’ve collated our five key pointers from the UK Safer Internet Centre:
- Try/setup the device first
- Implement parental controls
- Make a family agreement
- Talk to your child
- Set boundaries
For younger children, it’s advisable to look at content filtering to ensure adult and inappropriate sites are blocked. OpenDNS – www.opendns.com offers a free OpenDNS Family Shield filter that offers child safe filtering and protection against other unsafe sites.
