How to support your child to maintain healthy screen and online habits:

• Set boundaries and talk to your child about why you have set these.

• Try some family screen time.

• Set parental controls on the device, that mean your child won’t come across anything that isn’t age appropriate.

• Look out for negative impacts of online activity, see the online safety resources for more information on this.

If you would like some advice on starting a conversation with your child about their online activity, Childnet have some helpful resources and links here:

• Have a conversation.

• Let's talk about life online.

The best tool to support your child is to encourage open conversation about their life online.

The links below provide more general information about how you can support your child to stay safe online.