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Take our family quiz for online wellbeing tips

We want families across the UK to go online feeling informed, confident and happy – to be Positively online.

So get the family together and take our quiz to discover our top tips for positive online wellbeing.

Before you answer each question, have a discussion, then choose your answer together.

Positively online

1. Should children's screen time be limited?

 

It’s true that children might feel pressured to spend more time online than they’d like, perhaps to keep up with friends.

There are also lots of positives to being online, such as learning new things.

While there’s no set amount of time that a child should spend online, and it can vary by age, it’s important for them to maintain a balance.

To help strike this balance, you could decide on some screen time limits together as a family. You could also schedule some screen breaks and try out some new offline activities together, such as board games, or trying a new sport.

It’s true that there are lots of positives to being online, such as learning new things.

But children can also feel pressure to spend more time online than they’d like, perhaps to keep up with friends.

While there’s no set amount of time they should spend online, and it can vary by age, it’s important for them to maintain a balance.

To help strike this balance, you could decide on some screen time limits together as a family. You could also schedule some screen breaks and try out some new offline activities together, such as board games, or trying a new sport.

 

There’s no set amount of time that a child should spend online or offline, and it can vary depending on their age.

That said, it’s important to maintain a balance. To strike this balance, you could decide on some screen time limits together as a family.

You could also schedule some screen breaks and try out some new offline activities together, such as board games, or trying a new sport.

2. Do you think it's hard to avoid negative content online?

It can be easy to think that negative online content is hard to avoid.

And if your child ever sees any content that makes them feel distressed, upset, or bad about themselves, always remind them that they can block and report it.

It’s useful to remember, though, that most apps and devices have settings that mean you can block certain people, words and phrases that might be having a negative impact.

By reminding your child of this option, you’re helping to make sure that their online experience is a positive one.

The internet can be a very positive place and it’s true that negative content can be avoided.

But if your child ever sees any content that makes them feel distressed, upset, or bad about themselves, always remind them that they can block and report it.

It’s also useful to remember that most apps and devices have settings that mean you can block certain people, words and phrases that might be having a negative impact.

By reminding your child of this option, you’re helping to make sure that their online experience is a positive one.

It can be tricky to know how to navigate negative content online and to know when it might be appearing.

But if your child ever sees any content that makes them feel distressed, upset, or bad about themselves, always remind them that they can block and report it.

It’s also useful to remember that most apps and devices have settings that mean you can block certain people, words and phrases that might be having a negative impact.

By reminding your child of this option, you’re helping to make sure that their online experience is a positive one.

3. Is everything you see online going to be true?

 

The internet is an incredible resource, but it’s important that we all remember that not everything we see or hear online is going to be true.

This can be anything from false rumours to people posting heavily edited photos.

Instead, it might be best to remind your child that edited images and false rumours can be posted online pretending to be factual.

This will help them to navigate the internet in a way that makes them feel better about themselves, and more confident about the content they’re viewing.

It’s certainly true that not everything we see or hear online is going to be true.

This can be anything from false rumours to people posting heavily edited photos.

Make a habit of reminding your child that edited images and false rumours can be posted online pretending to be factual.

This will help them to navigate the internet in a way that makes them feel better about themselves, and more confident about the content they’re viewing. 

It can be hard to figure out whether what we see or hear online is true or not.

But we should remember that some of the content we might see online could be false. This can be anything from false rumours to people posting heavily edited photos.

Reminding your child that edited images and false rumours can be posted online pretending to be factual, will help them to navigate the internet in a way that makes them feel better about themselves, and more confident about the content they’re viewing.

4. Is it OK if your child makes a mistake online?

We all make mistakes. And knowing that it’s OK to do so is important for children navigating the online world.

If your child makes a mistake online, make sure you’re understanding and that you support them to learn from it.

You could try talking about the mistake and how it made them feel. This is all part of building resilience online, which is part of developing positive online wellbeing.

 

Children can find it challenging to navigate the online world, so it’s a good idea to accept that there will be mistakes made online.

If your child makes a mistake online, make sure you’re understanding and that you support them to learn from it.

You could try talking about the mistake and how it made them feel. This is all part of building resilience online, which is part of developing positive online wellbeing.

 

As you navigate the online world as a family, the likelihood is that your child might make a mistake while being online.

The important thing is to accept that mistakes will made. If your child makes a mistake online, make sure you’re understanding and that you support them to learn from it.

You could try talking about the mistake and how it made them feel. This is all part of building resilience online, which is part of developing positive online wellbeing.

5. Do parents need to lead by example in how they use the internet?

It’s true that it’s best to put into practice the advice you give to your child.

This is because your child looks to you for guidance on all sorts of things.

So, this means also doing things like taking breaks from your screen, blocking negative content, and questioning what you see, hear, and share online.

Your child looks to you for guidance on lots of things. This includes how to use the internet.

So, it’s best practice to make sure you’re doing what you’re encouraging your child to do when it comes to positive online habits.

So, make sure that you’re also taking breaks from your screen, blocking negative content, and questioning what you see, hear, and share online.

It’s important to remember that your child looks to you for guidance on all sorts of things. And this includes how to use the internet in a positive way.

So, it’s best practice to make sure you’re doing what you’re encouraging your child to do when it comes to positive online habits.

Make sure that you’re also taking breaks from your screen, blocking negative content, and questioning what you see, hear, and share online.

6. Is it important to have regular conversations with your child about their online life?

It’s a good idea to have regular chats with your child about what they’re doing online.

A constant and open dialogue about this is very helpful, especially if anything negative starts to happen. This way you have the relevant context needed to give them any advice or support.

Don’t forget to also talk about what they like doing online. By having a better understanding of this and seeing things from their point of view, you can build a better sense of trust and confidence around how your child spends time online.

Children’s online lives are very different to the online lives of adults.

So understanding them better with a constant and open dialogue can be very helpful, especially if anything negative starts to happen.

This way you have the relevant context needed to give them any advice or support.

Don’t forget to also talk about what they like doing online. By having a better understanding of this and seeing things from their point of view, you can build a better sense of trust and confidence around how your child spends time online.

It can be hard to know how and when to talk to your child about their online life.

But it's better to have a constant and open dialogue about this topic as it is very helpful, especially if anything negative starts to happen.

This way you have the relevant context needed to give them any advice or support.

Don’t forget to also talk about what they like doing online. By having a better understanding of this and seeing things from their point of view, you can build a better sense of trust and confidence around how your child spends time online.