Talk to your children about their online lives every two weeks, urges charity

Internet safety should be treated like road safety and caution with strangers as new figures show frequency of exposure to inappropriate content, says children's charity

A leading charity has urged parents to do more to keep their children safe online as new figures reveal how often young people are exposed to violence, hatred, sexual content, bullying and other inappropriate content when using the internet.

Amanda Azeez, associate head of child safety online at the UK's National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC), said parents should have regular, open conversations with their children about their online lives, and discuss basic safety in the same way they are also are taught how to cross the road and not to talk to strangers.