Factsheet

Instagram: parent factsheet

Online safety
Online Risks

Download and share our factsheet for parents to help them understand Instagram's 'teen' accounts, and keep their child safe when using the app.

Last reviewed on 22 November 2024
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Download and share this factsheet with parents and carers to help them understand:

  • What protections Instagram's 'teen' account offers
  • The potential risks for their child on Instagram
  • What they can do to keep their child safe

November 2024 update to this factsheet:

We updated this factsheet to include Instagram's new 'teen' account features.

Sharing this in a newsletter or emailing it to parents?

You can share this factsheet however you think is best – whether that's by email, printing copies to hand out, or putting it on your school website or newsletter. We just ask that you keep our logo on it, so it's clear it was produced by The Key Safeguarding.

Use this text to introduce it to parents:

"Instagram is an app for sharing photos and videos. You might have heard stories about the app affecting the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people. Read this parent factsheet for more information about the risks on Instagram, and how you can support your child to use Instagram safely."

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