Online Safety and Screen Time
Help children and young people stay safe online.
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Young children may come across inappropriate content or begin to copy what older children do online. Schoolwork and homework are often web-based, meaning children need to be more digitally savvy as they get older.
You can support your child
- Agreeing boundaries on what your child can and cannot do online
- Explore together, let them take the lead and show you what sites they like to visit
- Install the right level of parental control
- Stay involved with your child by having them use their devices in the same room as you are
Useful websites
Internet Matters has a internet safety checklist with practical tips to help children aged 6 to 10 to have a safer online experience.
NSPCC has a range of resources including online safety guides including how to set up parental controls.
UK Safer Internet Centre has help with screen time, cyber flashing, reporting, livestreaming and much more.