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Katherine Donnelly: Online safety needs same approach as teaching youngsters rules of the road
Even for the most tech-savvy parent, the replacement of the home PC with hand-held devices makes controlling and monitoring children’s online activity very difficult. Stock Image
No more than teaching children the risks that surround, and rules about, crossing the road, in the digital age, modelling a code of internet safety is just as important.
Use of the internet is an everyday activity and even the smallest of children know they can get a response from touching the screen of a mobile phone with their tiny finger.
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