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SMARTPHONE FREE CHILDHOOD CALLS ON WHATSAPP TO REVERSE AGE REDUCTION POLICY

Smartphone Free Childhood, the grassroots parents’ movement, called on WhatsApp to reverse today's change in age policy, which lowers the minimum age of use from 16 to 13 years old. As of April 11th, anyone in Europe over the age of 12 can now legally access the messaging service, after WhatsApp made a planned change to its age restriction policy.

This comes despite growing national...

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How to manage your child's screen time

Parents play a crucial role in guiding their children's internet and social media usage. Here are some key points and tips to consider, remembering that it can vary from family to family: What Parents Need to Know:

1. Online Safety is Paramount : Parents should be aware of the potential dangers online, including cyberbullying, exposure to inappropriate content, and privacy risks....

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Snapchat Expand their In-App Parental Tools

At Snap, we’re committed to giving parents additional tools and resources to help them support their teens’ safe use of Snapchat.

In 2022, we launched Family Center, our set of parental tools that allows parents to see who teens are talking to on Snapchat, confidentially report any concerns, and set content controls – all of which can help prompt important conversations about safety...

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Expert answers TikTok's most-asked parenting questions

Parenting expert answers TikTok’s most-asked questions about raising children – including why you shouldn’t feel guilty for being busy
  • Parenting expert, Pamela Li, has answered the most commonly-asked questions on TikTok, to help separate fact from fiction
  • This follows a new analysis that has revealed which queries and concerns appear most often under #parentingquestions
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Data reveals TikTok to be the social media platform parents are most worried about

  • TikTok is the social media platform parents are most concerned about, with 5,100 online searches for ‘Is TikTok safe’ each month in the US.
  • Online searches for ‘is Snapchat safe’ reach 2,300 on average each month in the US.
  • Reddit is the third most concerning social media platform for parents in the US, with 2,000 estimated monthly searches for the phrase ‘is
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Join The Big Breastfeeding Conversation

Join The Big Breastfeeding Conversation, Hosted by Medela

The 12th July will see the return of Medela’s annual event, formally the Big Breastfeeding Café - but as it returns for its 9th year this summer, the campaign has a fresh new take, stripping it back to its core values to ensure expectant and new mums have a platform to have open and honest conversations about breastfeeding.

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I wasn't expecting this response!

Yesterday I posted a reel on my Instagram account showing me doing a food sorting activity with my daughter ( you can see the activity here ). I’ve been posting activity ideas on my Instagram account for a little while now and I have had a few people starting to comment on them, but the responses on this particular reel really took me by surprise!

For context, the real shows a tuff...

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What parents need to know about Andrew Tate

If you are a parent of teenagers, I’m sure you have come across the name Andrew Tate. More recently he has been in the News after being arrested on suspicion of human trafficking, but before that he amassed a huge social media following, where he became very popular with teens.

Before being banned by TikTok, Instagram, Youtube and Facebook, Tate showed his followers images of his...

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NSPCC warns of a tsunami of online child abuse as grooming crimes rise in the south west by 28% in four years

  • Freedom of Information data shows steep increase in Sexual Communication with a Child offences recorded by police across the UK since 2017/18
  • Meta-owned apps (Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp) and Snapchat used in more than 70% of crimes in 2021/22 where the platform was known
  • Scale of sexual violence against girls online revealed with female victims in four in
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How Social Media Is Changing Kids’ Fashion

We’re all aware of the influence of social media on our wardrobes. Whether it’s celebrity red-carpet moments on Instagram or our own friends’ fresh fits on Facebook, it’s easy to be inspired online.

But how does social media influence our kids’ collections? How is the influencer-sphere shaping our judgement when we buy clothes for children?

Here, we identify the key...

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