What to do at home: help and advice for parents

Should we watch this film? Can we play this game? Is this app okay to download? - These sites are the best of the internet to give you honest and realistic reviews and information on different media which your child may access.

Some Advice on Tech at Home

Some Help with Technical Conversations at Home

Search Tips for Kids

Ways to Protect Your Online Identity

 

Parents Guide to Youtube and Children

  

Parent Guides to Managing Apps and Phones 

Social Media Apps

A range of reviews and quick guides to various apps for social media services, from us and other guidance organisations.

 

What is Messenger?

What is SnapChat?

What is Live.ly?

What is tbh?

What is Sarahah?

What is Persescope?

What is Kik Messenger?

What is Instagram?

 

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iPhone and iPad Settings

These gathered videos from other companies detail various ways you can control your iOS device settings to make them more safe for your children.

 

Kid Friendly iPad Settings

How to Set up Child-Friendly Settings

6 Ways to Tame Your Phone Use

How to Set iPhone Restrictions

 

Android Phone and Tablet Settings

Here are some gathered videos from third party companies reviewing different ways to control the child settings on your Android devices.

How to Set Up Google Family Link

 

 

Managing Device Access and Use

Here are some review and information videos from third party companies, such as Our Pact and Life360. Their products can be helpful in maging the content, location information and screen time access of your child's devices.

OurPact

OurPact

OurPact

Life360

Life360

  

Parent Guides to Consoles

How to Control Access Settings to All Games Consoles (From Digital Trends)

These third party videos below offer quick guidance on what each gaming network or site is about, and what the strengths and pitfalls may be for each.

What is Steam?

What is Twitch?

Fortnite: Battle Royal - What to Know