Children’s readiness to use social media
Many of the parents in the study discussed the idea of a child being ‘ready’ for social media. This often
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Online Safety Resources
The internet is an amazing playground for children, but just like any playground, it has its risks. That’s where digital safety guides for parents come in!
These guides are packed with essential info to help you navigate the online world with your children.
Digital safety is a collaborative effort. By using these guides and talking openly with your children, you can create a safe and enriching online experience for everyone.
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Key Questions & answers
I want to guide my child digitally differently to my partner
Everybody is unique, and our research showed that parents often fell into specific gendered roles. But whilst this could sometimes cause conflict in some families, in other families it also allowed for parents to play to their strengths.
I am not sure what rules are useful for my child
Parents acknowledge that these devices are now part of their child’s everyday life, and that's ok; but setting rules and finding a balance can often be difficult, and that sometimes rules change based on the situation.
I am pressured by other parents on how my child uses tech in other ways
Other parents can put pressure on you to let your child use technology in ways that you they don’t feel comfortable or agree with, and this is a concern. But our findings suggest that knowledge is key, and parents discovered that they didn’t know everything about technology, but that as their knowledge grew so did their confidence when it comes to parenting
I don’t know what big changes occur for children’s tech use
Between the ages of 10 and 13 years, children make big changes as technology users because of 3 important factors: phone ownership, starting high school, and becoming a teenager.
I dont know when my child is ready for social media
Many parents in the study did not know how to identify if their child was ready for social media so considered being ‘ready’ to coincide with significant moments such as birthdays or entering a new year level at school.
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Important Guides
Transitioning to high school, phone ownership, and your teenager
Our research focused on the 10 – 13-year-old age group, making a transition from primary to high school and becoming
Dealing with Societal Pressures
Our research found that parents would compare their own approach to the approach taken by other parents. This would mean