Information for parents
Quick wins for parents
Google Family
Have you considered using Google Family? This is a free and easy way for both you and your child to monitor time and screen usage and also includes other useful safety features such as remote device locking. It is available for both iOS and Android devices. More information can be found below.
DigiSafe Daily (LGfL)
During the first lockdown, the LGfL's safeguarding team, produced a digital-safe worksheet every day - an amazing total of 71. The sheets are also available in printer-friendly black and white. You can find them all below:
Screen Savers: Looking after your eyes, body and mind when using screens (Beacon House)We are spending more time online than ever before, possibly sitting and working with poor posture as we use makeshift desks and chairs. There is a tendency to take fewer breaks and less exercise and this is affecting our physical well-being. |
Latest useful online safety information:
Is your child playing Fortnite or Roblox? Using TikTok? Get all the information you need to keep them safe here
TikTok Family Safety Mode
Tiktok is proving to be a huge success, with many of its users being children and young people.
As with all social networks, users need to be aware of the risks as well as the opportunities and it's vital that parents monitor their children's use. To support parents in this, a new Family Safety mode has been launched. It allows parents to link their own account to their children's and set restrictions on content, contact and manage screen time.
Common sense have a useful guide to Tiktok for parents at: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/parents-ultimate-guide-to-tiktok
- Fortnite Parent Guide
- Roblox Parent Guide.
- eLIM Parent Booklet. - eLIM's Comprehensive Parent e-safety Manual