Pokémon GO – Keeping your Children Safe
Pokemon Go is the latest craze that while offering benefits, also entails some risks.
NSPCC has issued guidance specific to the game that may be useful
Top tips for staying safe
Explore together
With younger children you might want to play the game together and explore how it works. Older children may want to play alone but its important to let them know all the risks
Set some ground rules
Talk to your children about the risks of meeting strangers and ending up in areas they don’t know. Set some boundaries such as:
- take a battery pack, the game drains phone battery and this will avoid them getting lost without a phone
- stay with friends
- watch out for others – people can get competitive!
- establish where they’ll be playing.
Turn off in-app purchasing
To avoid unexpected bills, check that your child’s app permissions are set correctly.
Apple products:
Set up Family Sharing and Ask to Buy, which allows your child to request to purchase before it comes to you for approval.
Find this on: Settings > iCloud > Family and tap your family member’s name, before tapping Ask to Buy.
Andriod:
Set up a family group which includes adding a payment method with your chosen payee.
Find this on: Subscribe > Family > Set up family > Get started
Protect your child’s personal data
More information can be obtained from the NSPCC website. To Access click on link
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/pokemon-go-parents-guide/
