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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.

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.

Online wellbeing quiz

 

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.

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