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Your child's screen time: parent guide

Online safety
Online Risks

Download our guide for parents on the risks around high levels of screen time, and what they can do to keep their child safe and well.

Last reviewed on 13 January 2025
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Your child's screen time - parent guide

Share this guide with parents to make them aware of the risks around screen time for children, and how to keep their child safe and healthy.

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

When sharing this guide with parents, you could use the following text to introduce it:

"Devices are an easy way to keep children entertained, and spending time online and on devices can be a positive thing. But high levels of screen time can put children at risk of being bullied or abused, seeing inappropriate content, and not getting enough sleep and exercise. Read this guide to help you keep your child safe and healthy."

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