Parental Controls

General Advice is available for parents and carers about the use of parental controls to help keep young people safe online via the following websites:

Childnet
http://www.childnet.com/parents-and-carers/hot-topics/parental-controls

CEOP
https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/articles/Parental-controls/

Parent Zone
http://parentzone.org.uk/article/monitoring-apps-what-parents-should-know

Get Safe Online
https://www.getsafeonline.org/safeguarding-children/parental-control-software/

Advice about how to use parental controls on specific networks and devices are available on the following websites:-

Broadband and mobile Networks

Internet Matters
https://www.internetmatters.org/parental-controls/networks-wifi/

UK Safer Internet Centre
http://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-centre/parents-and-carers/parental-controls-offered-your-home-internet-provider

Vodaphone
http://www.vodafone.com/content/digital-parenting/tools/home-internet.html

Devices and Computers

Internet Matters
https://www.internetmatters.org/parental-controls/devices-computers/

Vodaphone
http://www.vodafone.com/content/digital-parenting/tools/devices.html

Entertainment and Search Engines

Internet Matters
https://www.internetmatters.org/parental-controls/entertainment/

Vodaphone
http://www.vodafone.com/content/digital-parenting/tools/search-engines.html

Parent Zone

Google – Setting Filters
http://parentzone.org.uk/article/setting-filters-google

TV on Demand

UK Safer Internet Centre
http://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-centre/parents-and-carers/safety-tools-online-services/tv-demand

Amazon Prime

Parent Zone
http://parentzone.org.uk/article/amazon-primeamazon-video

Netflix

Parent Zone
http://parentzone.org.uk/article/netflix-review

Web Browsers

UK Safer Internet Centre
http://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-centre/parents-and-carers/safety-tools-online-services/web-browsers

Vodaphone
http://www.vodafone.com/content/digital-parenting/tools/web-browsers.html

Get Safe Online
https://www.getsafeonline.org/safeguarding-children/safe-browsing/

Operating Systems

Vodaphone
http://www.vodafone.com/content/digital-parenting/tools/operating-systems.html

Social Networks and Apps

Vodaphone
http://www.vodafone.com/content/digital-parenting/tools/social-networks.html

Parent Zone
http://parentzone.org.uk/article/setting-safety-and-privacy-settings-social-media-apps

Video Websites

Vodaphone
http://www.vodafone.com/content/digital-parenting/tools/video-websites.html

Film, TV and Radio

Vodaphone
http://www.vodafone.com/content/digital-parenting/tools/film-tv-radio.html

Live Streaming Services

Vodaphone
http://www.vodafone.com/content/digitalparenting/tools/Live_Streaming_Services.html