P&F Forum: Susan McLean’s Resource List for Cybersafety

Thank you to the P&F for sponsoring the recent Parent Forum on Cybersafety by Susan McLean. Drawing on her extensive experience in the Police Force and online safety since 1994, Susan provided practical advice on managing the challenges of keeping children safe online and responding to cyberbullying.

Susan highlighted that children under 13 should not use social media, stressed the importance of parental controls, and recommended keeping digital devices out of bathrooms and bedrooms.

Here are the sources referenced by Susan as well as others she believes are beneficial for parents:

• Snapchat
• Instagram, Rolling out in Singapore 2025
• TikTok. Enable family pairing as well
• Facebook
• Discord
• Fortnite
• Roblox: There are lots more tabs with useful information.
• Minecraft
• Messenger Kids
• Lego
• The office of the eSafety Commissioner. Lots of useful information about all manner of apps, games and websites however the reporting features are not available if you are outside Australia. Anyone however can access the information.
• Excellent Pornography information
• YouTube Kids
• Removal of nude images of under 18’s
• Common Sense Media