Explain that if anyone says anything that worries or upsets them, they should tell you or another trusted adult straight away. If your child enjoys playing games where they interact with people they don’t know, make sure they understand that it is not safe to share personal information like their name, school, and phone number with people they meet in the game.After playing, ask your child what they remember about Alfie’s online safety dilemmas. You could take it in turns on one device or play at the same time on two.

What they believe the main learning points of each episode to be? Can any of the safety tips be applied when their online?

Watch the Play Like Share series of videos together and discuss with your child.

What do they like about them? Is there anything they don’t like?

Ask your child about the games, sites and apps they like to use.

Here are some useful conversation starters and practical activities to help you talk to your child about staying safe online: Why not visit the CEOP Education 8-10’s website with your child to play Band Runner and explore the online safety advice pages together?

Playing Band Runner and exploring the website with you child The website also has a ‘Worried about something’ section offering advice and support to children who are feeling worried, scared or upset about something which has happened online.

Share – Sharing videos and photos online.

The Band Runner game can be found on our informative 8-10's website which also provides clear and practical safety advice under the following headings: The CEOP Education website for 8-10 year olds As players pass to the next level, the running gets faster! If players miss a jump or take a tumble they then need to help Alfie solve an online safety dilemma to be able to continue play. Players can choose to play the game as characters Ellie or Sam who use their guitars to eliminate all obstacles in their path as they run through school in order to make it to their next gig. Featuring characters and safety messages from the CEOP Education Play Like Share films, Band Runner is a fun game that puts children’s knowledge about online safety to the test by asking them to help characters make safer choices.

Games online for 8 year olds