Keeping children in kinship care safe online

Technology and the internet are often a big part of children and young people’s lives. Learn more about understanding and managing online safety with children you care for - including starting conversations about online life, and where to get further support.

This advice applies to: England

Join a free workshop on this subject

We’re running a number of workshops on keeping children in kinship care safe online, both in person and online. These are free to join and aimed at kinship carers living in England.


Remember, the internet and technology can impact children both positively and negatively – it’s normal for their moods to change depending on daily experiences. For example, they might be:

  • frustrated after losing a game against their friend
  • happy after seeing a funny video

However, being exposed to serious, repeated online harms can impact physical and mental health and wellbeing. Harmful technology use could make children feel:

  • anxious
  • fearful
  • guilty
  • hurt
  • isolated
  • pressured
  • shameful

As a result, they could also display challenging or difficult behaviours. If your kinship child is in this situation, we have a guide and offer free training workshops on how to manage it.