Sut alla i helpu fy mhlentyn i gael Nadolig digidol mwy diogel?

Rwy'n credu bod yna lawer o atebion i'r cwestiwn hwn a llawer y gallwch chi ei wneud. Bydd llawer yn dibynnu ar sut mae'ch cartref eisoes wedi'i sefydlu.

If your child is about to get their first console or handheld device, make sure that you set out your ground rules right away – and remember it is always much harder to put stronger rules in later, so start fairly strict!

• Spend some time getting to know the ins and outs of the console or device before Christmas morning.
• Know how to use the safety features – you can find lots of useful advice right here on Internet Matters.
• The rules are up to you but I would always strongly suggest gaming or going online in a communal space, not a bedroom, so you can keep an eye on what they are doing.
• Consider a daily time limit (this might be different at weekends or on holidays). There should be a clear cut-off time at night, and devices should always be left outside the bedroom. Studies have shown that the addictive nature of our devices still has hold of us even if they are turned off, or are face down. They need to be well out of the room, so children get enough downtime away from them.
• And also, remind them that the people they may come across online are strangers – always, no matter how friendly they are – and they should remember that we should not treat them as friends.
• For older children or those that are already going online, our advice is always the same. Keep connected. Play the games with your child. Enjoy some bonding time – be the rubbish one! Let them beat you (believe me, the time comes round very quickly where you can’t beat them even if you try!).

Use the Christmas period to build a solid foundation of trust and reciprocity between you and your children so that if and when things go wrong, they know they can come to you without fear of reprisals. This is the key to having not just a safe digital Christmas, but a safer digital life online full stop.

Try bringing hypothetical scenarios into your gameplay – ‘What would you do if someone started to talk to you online? How would you handle it?’ And you can always tell Breck’s story. I’ve yet to come across a child who hasn’t responded to the story of Breck Bednar – you can find out more at our website, breckfoundation.org.

O ran cyfryngau digidol, cwestiwn cyd-destun yw diogelwch mewn gwirionedd. Nid yw gemau fideo yn dda nac yn ddrwg ynddynt eu hunain. Ond mae angen i ni greu cyd-destun iach lle gall plant eu mwynhau, eu dehongli a'u trafod.

Yn fwy na chael y consolau neu'r teclynnau diweddaraf i blant y Nadolig hwn, yr anrheg orau yn aml yw treulio amser yn chwarae gyda nhw. Gemau fel Symud Allan, Yn ein plith or Horizon Chase Turbo yn ffordd wych o chwarae gyda'i gilydd heb dorri'r banc.

Er y gall rhieni a gofalwyr fod yn wyliadwrus o ymyrryd ar amser chwarae plant, ac wrth gwrs, nid yw plant bob amser eisiau ni yno, maen nhw fel arfer yn gyffrous iawn os yw oedolyn yn cymryd diddordeb yn yr hyn maen nhw'n ei chwarae.

Neilltuo hanner awr i eistedd gyda nhw a chwarae. Gwneud pwynt o eistedd i lawr gyda'n gilydd i chwarae gêm. Sôn am gemau wrth y bwrdd cinio.

Mae'r rhain i gyd yn ffyrdd gwych o sicrhau bod y gemau fideo y mae ein plant yn eu chwarae yn cael eu bwyta mewn ffordd briodol. Mae'n eu hangori fel rhan o fywyd teuluol ac yn rhoi mewnwelediad gwerthfawr inni o fyd chwarae y mae ein plant yn cael cymaint ohono.