We had a discussion today about how to keep safe when we play on our computer and tablets. The children had some very sensible ideas like:
– “ask an adult if I am old enough to play on this game”
– “think am I old enough to play that game”
– “if something pops up on your screen, you just press the x button”
– “if something comes up bad you have to tell an adult.”
– “sit near an adult when I play my games so they know what I am doing”
– “ask an adult for help if something goes wrong.”
– “don’t play on my tablet all night because I will get tired and be grumpy at school in the morning”
-“don’t play on the game you’re not supposed to play”
– “if someone sends you a friend request on a game, you have to ignore it and tell your adult because that person might be a bad person”
After discussing online safety, one children commented “ I know not to play on Skylanders because that game is for 7 year old and I’m not old enough because I am only 4.”
Another children reflected on the session and said “ I used to watch something that was too old for me but now I won’t watch it anymore because you have told me that I am not old enough.”
The adults in Bees were very proud of how sensible the children approached this topic. Perhaps you could ask them at home about online safety.
Well done to all the bees my son came home very excited to tell me all about online safety
Important messages to discuss with our children. Thank you for initiating the discussion.
Thank you for having this conversation. It’s good to hear how aware the children are about the need to stay safe online.