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BBC Newsround: How to Stay Safe in Video Chats

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If you're parent, you'll know how much your children are missing their friends at the moment.

Video chat apps like Zoom, Houseparty and Facetime are a great way for children to keep in touch with their schoolmates - but sometimes things can go wrong.

Here's a piece I filmed with BBC Newsround to help children and their parents learn how to stay safe when using group video chat apps.

A dedicated page on the website features these video group chat tips and some further online safety resources. It also includes a chat with my daughter about how she is keeping in touch with school friends while school is closed.

Newsround is something of an institution here in the UK. For many of us as we were growing up the John Craven-hosted daily show was our main window on the world.

As a parent now, I've once again found Newsround to be an invaluable resource, providing my children with just the right balance of information, reassurance and distraction when things outside are so confusing. The Newsround website is also filled with uplifting, informative and topical stories, and has helped us to talk about some big world topics as a family.

Head over to the CBBC Newsround website or watch the latest bulletin.

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