Keeping children with additional needs safe online
Find guidance on supporting your child’s additional needs, whether they’re diagnosed with a specific condition or face barriers online.
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- What do I do if…?
- How to build your child’s digital skills
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My child needs help with…
Support your child’s digital journey by exploring advice by their needs.
Click on need below to learn how you can help them thrive in online spaces.
Advice by activity
Interested in specific activities? See advice by clicking on an activity below. Each activity page has guidance for children with additional needs.
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What do I do if…?
If you believe your child is at risk of harm or if they have come to harm, learn what to do.
Click on an issue below to learn more.
How to build your child’s digital safety skills
Help your child develop their understanding of online safety and supportive behaviour with the activities below.
Click on a skills area you want to build to learn more.
Below, find activities to help your child navigate misinformation, scams, privacy and general online safety.
- Find the Fake quizzes: Help your child learn to navigate false information online. Designed for all children by age.
- Be scam smart social stories and video: Help your child learn skills for spotting scams that can happen in online games. Designed for neurodivergent children.
- The Trouble With Sharing story: Help your child learn the importance of keeping personal information private. Designed for development age of 9-11.
- Game On: The Digital Champion Challenge game: Use Roblox to play this quiz game and learn safety in online games. Designed for neurodivergent children.
- Spotting risks in games guide: Help your child learn about risks they might face in online games and how to deal with them. Designed for neurodivergent children.
Below, find activities to help your child communicate safely and positively with others online.
- What is a friend? activity: Help your child understand how a real friend acts. Designed for children with additional learning needs.
- A ‘Friend’ Appears story: Help your child learn how to navigate interactions with new people online. Designed for development age of 9-11.
- Playing With Hate story: Help your child navigate online hate they might see in games they play. Designed for development age of 9-11.
- Friendships in Danger story: Help your child navigate bullying among friends online (such as in group chats). Designed for development age of 9-11.
Below, find activities to help your child understand more about screen time and wellbeing.
- A Delicate Balance story: Help your child learn about managing their screen time. Designed for development age of 9-11.
- Under Pressure story: Help your child understand the pressure that the internet can have on self-image. Designed for development age of 9-11.
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