Monitoring what your child posts, shares and accesses online

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• Respect minimum ages - most social media apps are 13+ and games have clearly labelled age restrictions.
• Turn on parental controls - Apple Family Sharing, Google Family Link, console settings, network/broadband provider parental controls.
• Make privacy the default - check app settings, turn off location
  sharing and tagging.
• Add home and mobile filters - use broadband parental filters and
  device
• Keep routines healthy - set downtime, charge outside bedrooms,
  write a family agreement.
• Learn and show an interest in the platforms your child uses - take a proactive interest in their online life.

Know where to report - CEOP for grooming concerns; NSPCC for advice and
parental control guides.

Above all it’s okay to check your child’s device. Talk openly and supportively to your child about how they use their devices.