Parental Guidance

05 December 2007

GetActive.ie is a community and social networking website with an emphasis on the sport, health and fitness sectors. Membership of this site is restricted to people 13 years of age and up. Our members, including teenagers, can interact, make friends, journal thoughts, discuss events, post photographs and much more. As with any social networking site there may be may be predators looking to take advantage of young people.

Therefore to avoid such circumstances the best way is an open communication with your children. It is important for parents to understand the mechanics of how GetActive.ie works so they can teach their children about the positive aspects as well as the potential dangers of our website. You can help your child set their privacy settings. Better still you can join yourself and become a friend of your child on the site.

The core message of active living is relevant to all age groups. We encourage parents to use GetActive.ie to find fun and healthy activities for their children as well as seek information to ensure their children are fitter, healthier and happier. Be sure to vet and new friends or activities your child makes through this website before they meet them in the real world.

While we want teenagers to enjoy the many features of GetActive.ie it is important that neither they nor adults spend too much time our website. Such behaviour would be the actions of someone leading a more sedentary life and this runs contrary to the GetActive message. GetActive.ie is meant to facilitate the creation of and enhance existing real world communities. So make sure that you and your children get up from behind the computer and get fitter, healthier and happier!