Action for Children Internet Safety Toolkit: A useful checklist of actions to encourage internet safety amongst the whole family.
Family Fund Digital Resources: A series of videos showing people how to get up their iPads for the first time.
Family Fund Digital Top Tips: A longer list of digital resources to help keep families safe as they go online.
Forest: Grow trees by setting a timer and then not touching your tablet or phone until it runs out.
Google Family Link: The Family Link app lets you set digital ground rules to help guide children as they learn, play, and explore online.
Interland: This is Google’s fun, interactive game which teaches children about digital citizenship. Google has created accompanying resources, including a family pledge, parent’s guide, and digital wellbeing family guide. You can download them from here.
Internet Matters Age Specific Advice: Gives practical age-based advice on the steps for parents can take to keep their children safe in a digital world.
Learning My Way: Free courses on using a computer, browsing the web, sending an email and finding work online.
Net Aware App Checker: Your guide to the latest social media networks and apps.
5 point plan for parents
- Understand the risks, but remember they are risks not harm.
- Keep the risks in proportion.
- Communicate regularly and consistently.
- Put in place tools and settings and have a family agreement.
- As children grow up, develop coping strategies which foster resilience.
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