Internet Safety Tips – For You and Your Children

Airside Andy is dedicated to making kids play fun, creative, challenging and above all, safe.  By engaging in an open conversation with your kids about online safety, gameplay etiquette and internet use you can help our community further, to upkeep a safe, secure environment for our players.

  • A good rule of thumb is to not allow internet use when a child is home alone without proper supervision, even with this Search Site for Kids search engine.
  • Consider installing parental control software to give you completed control over how kids access the internet.
  • If your child is searching for videos on YouTube, learn how you can activate YouTube parental controls.  Airside Andy’s Official YouTube channel will only ever broadcast age-appropriate content
  • Teach your child not to give out personal information about themselves online without your parent’s permission. This includes names, addresses and telephones numbers.

Airside Andy’s fixed chat feature will not allow kids to share information but other children’s sites may do so it is important to teach kids the following:

  • Never to agree to meet someone that you have met online. If you do not know the person in ‘real life’, tell your parents about anyone this is asking to meet you.
  • Talk to your parents first about pictures you want to post online, whether they be of yourself or your friends and family members.
  • Do not respond to messages you receive that are mean or speaking meanly about others. Tell your parents about these messages.
  • Do not give out any of your passwords to friends or anyone you meet online.
  • Check with your parents first before downloading or installing any software on your computer.
  • Ensure privacy settings on activated on all of social media websites you use.
  • Always be kind of others online. Do not do anything that may hurt others including joining in conversations discussing other people’s problems.
  • Be careful about discussing details about your own personal problems with your friends online. It is better to speak to them in person. Tell your parents or teacher if you are struggling with something.
  • Remember that the rules for online safety also apply to texting on your phone.
  • Agree to computer rules set up by your parents, teachers or guardians. With freedom and trust comes the expectation that you will act responsibly.