Safeguarding: Social Media & Mental Health
Social Media is often scrutinised as having a negative impact on children’s mental health. Children and young people are now growing up in a technology dominated world, and social media plays a major role in their social lives. This balanced guide focuses at both the positive and negative impacts that social media can bring to young people and their mental health.
In this section...
Four months on: is Roblox any safer?
Top 15 most dangerous apps for children
How Ofcom is helping children to be safer online – a guide for parents
What Parents & Educators Need to Know about TikTok
Parent and carers guide to live streaming
See also...
Get Classroom email summaries (for guardians)
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Bullying and child on child abuse
TwitBook - Can you spot the problems with this profile page?
Advice about improving your sleep
Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE) and Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)
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