It’s not only school children who learn something new when school starts in the autumn. Even parents are getting schooled.

Twitter provides an easy way to share and find instantly updated information. However, make sure to take the right security precautions.

CTIA - The Wireless Association has launched a campaign to help parents ensure their children are responsible wireless users.

Instant messaging is a safe form of communication – if you adhere to some simple rules.

The merging of social networks and games is becoming increasingly widespread. The Austrian Awareness Centre has compiled some great tips for parents regarding the safe use of Social Games.

More than a half of French parents believe their children are safe online, but children say they do face problems.

Find out how to keep your children safe in the world of online gaming.

Q&A: What kind of rules do you recommend in relation to how much time children should be allowed to spend online?

If children are to use the Internet unsupervised, an agreement or set of rules should be made in dialogue with the children.

Is digital bullying most widespread in primary or secondary school?

I am a father of two teenage boys, and I would very much like to have a good conversation with them about porn.

Intuitive Media’s research on children’s online safety in 2008 shows that children understand the dangers of revealing personal information in social networks, but still a large number of children give away personal data.

Find out how you can prevent viruses, worms and trojan horses from causing great damage.

Here is some good advice to those who have children and a webcam at home.

Facebook has a 13-year age limit but many children younger than this wish to be part of the online community...

Topics for discussion - parent and child

Have you got any advice on children´s use of webcams?

I’m a mother of two girls aged 8 and 11. I’ve heard it’s possible to log MSN. How do I do that?

We have three children who are very active online. Can you give us any tips on how to make strong passwords?

We have children aged 11 and 13 who are active net users. Do you have any tips on how we can shut out unwanted contents from their net surfing?

Emil Gukild (17) and Ludvik Roksvåg (16) are two of the actors in the informational movies made by the Norwegian “Use your head” campaign, related to cyber bullying. Read their best tips for parents.

You can help your kids use the Internet safely by teaching them some basic rules. Microsoft gives some basic lessons that parents can help their kids to learn.

Parental tips form Webwise, the EU Safety and Awareness node in Ireland.

Organisations and support

Wise parents can make sure that their children are chatting safely online. Here are some points for parents on safe chatting.

Parent's stories: We have children aged four and three, and they have already started using digital media. In the beginning we sat down with them and told them a little about the computer and the games, and helped them get started.

Parent's stories: I’m a father of two children aged five and eight. Both love playing video and computer games, and had they been allowed to decide over their own schedules, they’d probably have spent most of their time awake in front of a screen.