The Government's ThinkUKnow website has published some online activities for parents to use with their children at home in order to show the importance of staying safe online.
E-Safety resources for children aged 4-5 can be found here.
E-Safety resources for children aged 5-7 can be found here.
E-Safety resources for children aged 8-10 can be found here.
E-Safety resources for children aged 11 and over can be found here.
Please talk to your children and use these resources in order to help keep them safe online.
How to tell if a game is suitable for your child to play:
The PEGI system is designed to inform the public of what’s suitable and what’s not for different ages. It can be a helpful tool in helping you to decide what games are appropriate for your child.
PEGI’s professional analysts look at hundreds of video games every year and determine what is suitable for different age groups using a set of criteria. This criteria has been established by experts in the field of child protection, psychology, the law and media.
All games released in the UK will have one of the following PEGI age ratings on the packaging: 3, 7, 12, 16 or 18. The rating means that the game shouldn't be played by a young person under that age.
Need more advice?
For extra age rating information about a game, use the Additional Consumer Information (ACI). Use the ‘search’ function to find a game and you'll get a breakdown of the content, including:
This is a great tool for confirming you are making the right choice in the games your child may be playing.
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