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Half of parents know their child has been cyber bullied - but feel powerless to stop it

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Millions of parents feel powerless to protect their kids online – despite 48% knowing their child has at some point experienced cyber bullying.The study of 1,400 parents, with children aged six-18, found 57% know little about how to keep their kids safe – with a third of these admitting they aren't that tech savvy.And 47% have little access to what their child is doing online, due to locked phones and console passwords.Over half (55%) of parents who feel helpless find it hard to keep up with all the online channels their child can use.The research, commissioned by The Diana Award, has been released after Downing Street hosted a closed reception with charity ambassadors Rio Ferdinand, UK youth mental health ambassador for the Department of Education, Dr Alex George, and anti-bullying young ambassadors trained by the charity.The meeting with Number 10 came as the Online Safety Bill goes through parliament.According to the research, 46% of parents fear their child knows more about technology than the older members of the house, and can cover issues up.Of the children polled, more than half (58%) wouldn’t tell their parents if someone tried to bully them online.And 45% are unsure that their parents would be able to help them anyway.The Diana Award’s spokesman, Alex Holmes, said: “The online element of modern life can make bullying behaviour far more complex.“When many of today’s parents were young, bullying behaviour – while awful – was something that happened outside or at school.“Now, the safe-space that was home is also increasingly under threat in today’s always-connected world – especially where lockdowns and school closures have encouraged bullying behaviour to seep more and more into life online.”The study also found.

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