Being Safe Online
Parental controls
Parental controls can be used to support your family's online safety when using devices that connect to the internet, such as phones, laptops, tablets, gaming consoles and smart TVs. But it's important to understand their limitations and use them in combination with other protective strategies.
In short:
- Parental controls can help keep children and young people safer online by preventing access to harmful content, managing time spent online and limiting who they communicate with.
- To be most effective, parental controls need to be set up on all devices your child accesses. They should be reviewed and updated regularly. It’s also important controls are set on devices your child may access while in the care of others (such as other family members and friends).
- Parental controls are most effective when used alongside supervision and other online safety strategies.