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

Educational or Entertaining? Choosing the Right YouTube Content for 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?

IPhone and iPad Settings

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

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

Managing Device Access and Use

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?
Which is Twitch?
Frontnite: Battle Royal – What to know
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