Safety

Durham university have conducted a study where they have come up with the conclusion that parents should encourage children to safely use digital media.This is interesting as there have been many cases where children and teenagers have been vulnerable due to social media.

This is an extract of the article:
'Parents need to understand the realities of the internet to help their children to use digital technology responsibly and safely, according to a researcher at Durham University.
The advice features in a new book, Raising Children in a Digital Age, by Dr Bex Lewis, which will be published later this month (Friday, February 21).
Dr Lewis, a Research Fellow in Social Media and Online Learning, has written the book in response to parents’ worries about children’s activities on the internet, in relation to social media, gaming sites and the availability of online pornography.
Publication of Raising Children in a Digital Age will follow today’s Safer Internet Day (Tuesday, February 11) which promotes safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones, especially amongst children and young people across the world.'

https://www.dur.ac.uk/news/newsitem/?itemno=20073