‘What I wish my parents or carers knew…’: A guide for parents and carers on managing children’s digital lives

‘What I wish my parents or carers knew…’: A guide for parents and carers on managing children’s digital lives

Earlier in December, the Children’s Commissioner released a new online safety guide to support parents and carers in managing children’s digital lives. She writes:

Supporting children’s safety online is a shared responsibility for parents, professionals, politicians and wider society. For parents and carers, this responsibility has become increasingly complex as children’s lives are now deeply intertwined with the digital world. Many parents face difficult decisions about how to balance protecting children from online harm with enabling access to spaces that are now central to learning, socialising and play. 

My guide was directly influenced by children in England. It is a reflection of their views, and what they told me they wished their parents knew. My office visited schools to speak to teenagers, and spoke to my Youth Ambassadors and Youth Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Panel to get their ideas about what works and what doesn’t work between parents or carers and children when tackling these important daily issues.

Access the guide by clicking the link below:

‘What I wish my parents or carers knew…’: A guide for parents and carers on managing children’s digital lives | Children’s Commissioner for England