Worried about what your child is up to spending all that time chatting away online?

Don't panic. We've got a few handy hints to help you get to grips with social networking, so you can see how your child uses it, and any potential problems and pitfalls, courtesy of ParentChannel.tv.

So if you're baffled by blogs, ticked off with Twitter or fed up of fiddling around with Facebook, this handy video should help you out, and give you a heads-up to how your children communicate online.

If you've got any extra tried and tested methods that help your kids stay safe while chatting online, we would love to hear from you!


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