Child Safety Hub — CyberAware UK

Practical, UK-specific help for parents, carers and young people — clear actions, age-appropriate guidance, platform settings and direct routes to support. No scaremongering, just what to do.

Please do not upload, email or paste suspected child sexual abuse material to this site. Report it directly to the IWF, CEOP or police instead.

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🌱 Online Safety Basics 🔐 Parental Controls 📱 Social Media 🎮 Gaming ⚠️ Grooming & Sextortion 💬 Bullying & Harmful Content 💰 Scams & Security 🤖 AI & Deepfakes 😴 Digital Wellbeing 🎂 Age-Based Advice 🏫 Schools & Professionals 📞 Get Help Now 🔬 Digital Forensics & Evidence 🤍 Supporting a Child After a Report ⏱️ First 24 Hours After a Report Parent Guide PDF

📄 Download the parent checklist — one A4 page, print & stick on the fridge. ⬇️ Download PDF

🌱 Start here — the essentials

Every family's starting point. Five habits that do more than any single app setting:

• Talk regularly, without judgement — make online life a normal topic, not a lecture. Ask who they talk to, what games they play, what feels weird.
• Agree family rules together — screen times, shared spaces for devices, no secret accounts, and what to do when something goes wrong.
• Keep accounts private — private profiles, no public posts, no location sharing, and review settings whenever a new app is installed.
• Strong unique passwords + 2FA — a password manager for parents, and two-factor authentication on every account that offers it.
• Teach the pause — before sharing personal information, photos, school details or live location: pause, think, ask.

📖 Full guide: Online Safety Basics →

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Keep Children Safe Online

Parental controls, device settings, family rules

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Report & Get Support

CEOP, NSPCC, Childline, IWF — full routes

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For Schools

DSL guidance, lesson ideas, KCSIE duties

"You are not in trouble. It is OK to ask for help. Stay sharp. Stay safe."

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