1. Laurance Haines School
Laurance Haines School
13th November 2018

3. Finding the Balance
We need to embrace technology:

4. Finding the Balance Digital Immigrant? Digital Native?
We need to work together to ensure a safe and effective transition into the digital world.

5. Where are the challenges?

7. Hold open conversations about your child’s phone usage
Password protection for purchases
Keep phones downstairs at night and have phone free times
Install apps from trusted sources and use anti-virus software
Be mindful of your modeling
Be in the same room as your children for video calls
Set limits on texts and data
Receive alerts on phone activity
Review your child’s contact list
Use phone settings to put restrictions in place

10. Age ratings: Content and Contact:

11. Conversations around the games that your child plays and who they play them with
Be in the same room with your child while they are playing or play alongside them
Put pay limits in place or use ‘airplane’ mode to ensure non-accidental purchases or playing with strangers
Use time controls and time warnings so that they can save their progress e.g. 5 minute timers
Read up on the games and advice websites available
Come up with rules and a timetable with your children – try your best to keep at it, even when children resist
Maintain a healthy balance – What other activities are in place or could be introduced?
Check PEGI ratings and discuss why these ages have been awarded – Would you do these things in the ‘real world’? What would the consequence of this action be in ‘real life’?
Block or mute other players or elements of the game

12. Self-image
Perception
Peer pressure
Pranking
FOMO
Filters

13. Communication – Does it seem real? Who needs to know? Do you feel safe?
Establish usage guidelines with your child
Have trustworthy parental controls in place
Block apps in the evening or pause internet access
Maintain a healthy balance – What other activities are in place or could be introduced?
Keep note of the changes in your child’s mood
Check age restrictions and view Parent Zone (specialises in digital parenting)
YouTube
- Turn off auto-play recommendations using settings
- Try YouTube Kids (content more appropriate for
children) or Quietube (comments and ads are
disabled)
Watch videos that inspire creativity e.g. baking something
inspired by a cooking video or learning to play the piano

14. Age ratings: Content and Contact:

15. Reporting abuse: Childline and CEOP:

16. Useful resources:
Quality time app

17. Be mindful: Screen time
parental control app

18. Digital 5 a Day Simply Luke