Internet Safety

Digital Parenting

Useful links/resources for parental controls for at home:

Video Games:

Nintendo Switch: https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Hardware/Nintendo-Switch-Parental-Controls/Nintendo-Switch-Parental-Controls-1183145.html
Playstation 4: https://www.playstation.com/en-gb/support/account/ps4-parental-controls-and-spending-limits/
Playstation 5: https://www.playstation.com/en-gb/support/account/ps5-parental-controls-spending-limits/
X-Box consoles: https://www.xbox.com/en-GB/community/for-everyone/responsible-gaming

Child Devices:

Apple devices:
- Iphone, IPads and IPod: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201304
- Mac: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/mchl8490d51e/mac
- Screen Time: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/iphone/iph7f15d92dd/ios

Youtube: https://support.google.com/youtubekids/answer/6172308?hl=en-GB
Android Devices: https://www.techradar.com/how-to/how-to-set-parental-controls-on-android
Windows Devices: https://news.microsoft.com/en-in/features/windows-10-parental-controls-feature/

E-Safety:

Tiktok online safety guidance

Net Aware tiktok guidance

Online Safety Home Activites Produced by the ThinkUKnow website to support parents in helping their children understand internet safety

CEOP link - parent information to help keep your child safe

CEOP YouTube channel New top tip videos for parents and carers

Digital wellbeing – Guidance for parents
Created as part of Childnet’s work in the UK Safer Internet Centre, the newly published hot topic looks at Digital Wellbeing giving guidance for parents and carers to help support children and young people across different age groups The links are shown below.