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How to Ensure Your Children Stay Safe While Playing Online Games

Advice for parents to understand the risks of online games and help your child play safely.
Online safety blog

Get the latest news and information about keeping children and young people safe online.
We’ve published Christmas VR safety advice in response to public concerns about child safety in the metaverse

19 December 2022 / News

With more parents more likely to buy their children VR headsets, we’ve developed a guide for parents to support families buying Virtual Reality (VR) headsets for Christmas.
Christmas gifts for children

15 December 2021 / News

If you're gifting an internet connected device as a present - like a game console or tablet or mobile - it’s important to help keep your child safe while using them. We have advice to help!
NSPCC response to child safety online: age verification for pornography

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Paper submitted in response to a call for age verification for pornography to help keep children safer online.
Online abuse

We’ve got advice and support for you and your child to help keep children safe online.
UK public backs strengthening Online Safety Bill to give children a voice in online safety regulation

10 May 2023 / News

An amendment that would create a dedicated child online safety advocate is due to be debated by Lords next week
Positively online: top tips for online wellbeing

Discover our six top tips to support your child's online wellbeing and take our family quiz.
NSPCC Parliamentary Briefing Online Safety Bill.pdf

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Neglect matters

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What you need to know about neglect – a guide for parents, carers and professionals about the signs and consequences of neglect.
Get to know your the online games your child is playing

24 January 2022 / News

Does your child spend time gaming online? We've got advice to help you talk to them about the games they play.
NSPCC Northern Ireland response to the draft e-safety strategy 2019-2022

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Our submission in response to the draft Keeping Children and Young People Safe Online: An e-Safety Strategy and Three Year Action Plan for Northern Ireland 2019-2022.
Contacts to the NSPCC about drug and alcohol misuse among parents soar during the pandemic

17 February 2021 / News

Concerned adults have increasingly contacted the NSPCC about the risk that parents misusing drugs and alcohol may pose to their children.
Online safety advice and insights for Safer Internet Day 2023

7 February 2023 / News

In support of this annual event on 7 February, we’re offering advice and resources to help keep young people safe.
Is TikTok safe?

20 April 2022 / News

Information and advice on the latest TikTok safety settings and parental controls.
Delivering a Duty of Care

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An assessment of the Government’s proposals against the NSPCC’s six tests for the Online Safety Bill
Child abuse image crimes in the UK have risen - we urgently need a stronger Online Safety Bill

3 December 2021 / News

Our latest research has found more than 100,000 child abuse image crimes were recorded by UK police forces over the last five years.
Use Parental Controls to Keep Your Child Safe

If you’re worried about what your child’s searching for or seeing online, we can help you to set up parental controls and keep them safe.
Livestreaming and online video apps

Learn what livestreaming and online video apps are and why young people use them. We’ve got advice to help you understand the challenges and keep your child safe.
Distressing online content

Get information about distressing or violent online content, and how to support young people if they see it.