| Pause |
Too much screen time can affect your sleep, mood and relationships. |
Balance phone time with reading, sports, hobbies or enjoying yourself with friends and family. |
| Have your own rules |
Setting rules can help you stay in control and help you to build healthy habits with your phone. |
Take breaks, move your body and keep phones out of your bedroom at night. |
| Online and safe |
Not everything online is safe and some content you come across may be upsetting or untrue. |
Keep your name, address and school private. Block or report anything that feels unsafe. |
| Navigate kindly |
What we say, do, and view online can be linked back to us in the real world, so it is important to behave kindly towards other people online too. |
Be kind in messages, comments and posts. Think before you type – it can be hard to remove things once they’re on the internet. |
| Explore together |
Talking can help you feel supported. Adults don’t always understand your digital world, but they want to! |
Show trusted adults your apps, explain what’s fun and help them learn with you. |
| Stay secure |
Keeping your information private protects you from hackers, scams or people who aren't who they say there are. |
Set strong passwords, don’t share them and turn on privacy settings with a trusted adult. |
