Set your child up for safety online The checklist below covers actions you can take to help protect children of all ages from online harms. Once you’ve tackled this, use the tabs above to see extra steps you can take based on your child’s age.
Google Family Link - How To Manage Your Child's Screen Time
Google Family Link is an app that enables parents and guardians to manage screen time on compatible family devices. The app not only gives you control as a parent, but can be set up to give your child varying levels of autonomy to foster self-determination and encourage adopting their own responsible online behaviours depending on their unique level of maturity.
Recommended websites to support Parents and carers
Digital resilience toolkit: What type of parent are you | Internet Matters
As more children live out their lives through smartphones there is a need to equip them to deal with things they may experience online. Dr Linda Papadopoulos offers advice on the role parents can play in making sure their child is equipped to manage risks as they connect, create and share online.
Digital Resilience toolkit - supporting 6 -10 year olds online - (Featuring BSL sign language)
With the support of Qualcomm, we have added British Sign Language to some of our videos to ensure that our online safety information is more inclusive and empowers more parents to keep their children safe online. To see the full digital resilience toolkit for young children visit: https://www.internetmatters.org/resources/digital-resilience-toolkit/
We've added BSL sign language to some of our videos with the help of our supporter Qualcomm to empower more parents to support their children online. To see the full digital resilience toolkit, please see: https://www.internetmatters.org/resources/digital-resilience-toolkit/
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