Bereaved Mums warn Essex parents of 'red flags' when it comes to online safety
It's part of Lisa Kenevan and Hollie Dance's campaign #BeChallengeAware
Lisa Kenevan and Hollie Dance give their first online safety workshop of the academic year as part of their #BeChallengeAware campaign, highlighting the potential dangers of internet content.
The two mothers highlight the importance of having "open conversations" with your children.
Ms Kenevan told Greatest Hits Radio, "what children can see online is becoming more and more sinister."
"We all think it's innocent, like the ice bucket challenge, but it's not anymore."
"To a child, they don't realise how dangerous it can be."
"It's important to be transparent about what platforms your children are looking at."
Ms Kenevan lost her thirteen-year-old son, Isaac, after it was believed he took part in a "blackout challenge", a trend on social media.
Ms Dance added to be wary of "a change of any behaviour or something unusual that they say".
"A few months prior to his death, Archie did flag breath-play. He told me he could make himself pass out."
"Looking back now I wish I'd taken that as a red flag."
"As a parent I wished I'd had a conversation with him at the time, to find out where that came from. I'd advise all adults to do the same."
Ms Dance still remains unsure how her son, Archie Battersbee, died, but believes it was also due to an online challenge.
He was found unconscious at the family home in Southend, Essex, on 7 April last year.
He died on 6 August after Ms Dance was unsuccessful in a lengthy court battle to stop his life support being switched off.
A coroner ruled that Archie, 12, died accidentally following a "prank or experiment" that went wrong.
One parent listening to the workshop at Kingswood Primary school in Basildon told us "it's so hard because your child will get bullied if they don't have a phone, or social media."
"My child mentioned cat mummification the other day and I had no idea what he was talking about."
Kingswood School in Basildon say they're always trying to improve their online safety education, giving talks to pupils every few months.
Ms Kenevan and Ms Dance are currently working on bringing in CPR training to their workshops as they believe this could have helped save their children at the time.