Please find below a useful guide to when children should be accessing social media.
What age can my child start social networking?
Please note, the following apps have an age restriction of 13+.
As with all social media it is important to remember that if your child has an account or access via someone else’s, they may be exposed to inappropriate content or communities that are made up of other users who are much older than them. Therefore, it is important that any access to such apps is supervised, and any internet usage is regularly monitored as standard.
Below is a useful guide to starting a conversation with your child about online safety:
7 questions to help start a conversation about online safety