Follow my parenting and smartphones ‘3Ds’: Delay, Device, Discuss. Depending on the age of your child, there’s an approach that will work for you.
Parenting and Smartphones: the 3Ds
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online safety
Will the UK’s new Children’s Code make the Internet a safer place for children?
The UK’s Children’s Code is the first global statutory code of practice for the data protection of young people online, will it make them safer?
Over half of UK children had a negative experience online in 2020
While the internet was a vital lifeline in 2020 for education and socialising, over half of UK children reported having a negative experience online last year.
Can We Get an Internet We Trust on Safer Internet Day 2021?
48% of 8-17 years olds see untrue or misleading content at least once a day online. Can we get an internet we can trust on Safer Internet Day?
The Trouble with TikTok: internet safety spotlight
Harmless-looking video sharing app TikTok boomed in popularity in lockdown. But beneath a benign surface are real security and internet safety concerns.
Will the #OnlineHarms whitepaper bring the sheriff to the digital Wild West?
The DCMS Online Harms White Paper is just the first step in imposing basic levels of child safety and protection in the Wild West that is the digital world.
When’s the right age to get a smartphone?
It’s a hotly debated topic and the question I get asked the most when I talk to parents and children in schools on internet safety “When’s the right age to get a smartphone?”