Technology now! Technology in the 1950’s!

Parents may feel intimidated by their children’s use of technology or unsure how to protect their children online.  A new film from the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre - the UK’s national centre for child protection - is aiming to change all that by taking parents on a journey to the 1950s and back to the challenges of parenting in an online age. The centre piece of this will be an online parents’ evening broadcast on Safer Internet Day – 7 February.

Technology has transformed all our lives, the way we work,communicate and socialise. It is also an integral part of modern childhood. 

‘The Parents’ and Carers’ Guide to the Internet’ shows that while the risks to children may be different to those of the 1950s, parenting skills remain the same. Talking to children about their online lives is one of the best things parents can do to protect them. 

View a trailer for the TV style show now  

How do you talk to your child about pornography on the internet,the difference between real and online friends or what to do when something goes wrong? The answers to these and other difficult but vital questions will be part of the Guide. 

The CEOP Centre has provided its network of Thinkuknow ambassadors, trainers and volunteers up and down the country with materials to stage events in schools and other locations.

CEOP is encouraging parents to tune in online to the show online on European Safer Internet Day,Tuesday 7 February 2012. 

‘The Parents’ and Carers’ Guide to the Internet’ takes an entertaining and light hearted look at what it’s like to bring up children in the online age – featuring practical tips, insights into what your child is up to online and a few surprises along the way. Visit the thinkuknow website from Tuesday 7 February to view. 

The CEOP press office can put journalists in touch with local Thinkuknow ambassadors, trainers and volunteers  who may be staging events.