Every week e-safety adviser Alan Mackenzie sends me weekly updates. They are useful teaching resources but also parent guides to keep you up to date with current trends.
Here is this week’s tip:
Social Media Ban – Half of Parents Would Ignore
As the consultations, arguments and debates continue at pace around the world around the banning of under 16’s from social media, here in the UK a new report has come out from Public First which states that around half of parents would still allow their children to access social apps even new legislation was to come out. In summary:
• Although 64% of parents support new restrictions, 50% would still allow their under-16 to use social media.
• Parents are concerned about the ease of workarounds such as VPN’s (which the government are also considering banning) or movement away to other unregulated apps.
• Many parents prefer alternate restrictions such as time restrictions and mandatory parental consent when setting up an app.
I have put a link to the article in the Telegraph below, but it doesn’t say much more than what I’ve already put above (and the article is behind a paywall).
Article link: Half of parents would ignore under-16’s social media ban.
Tips for Raising Digitally Resilient Children
Every parent knows how difficult it is to monitor their children whilst they’re online. It can be difficult asking children what they’re seeing, their motives, healthy screen habits and more.
Written by a clinical psychologies, BBC Bitesize have released some new advice and support for parents. Although aimed at parents of teenagers, I think this would be useful for any parent. Additionally there are resources called Solve the Story which would work well in the classroom.
Article and resources: Screen time and resilience: a psychologist’s guide.
