Guides for parents

Supporting your child with their first phone, from age 6 to 15.

• What age for a first phone?
  Basic phone or smartphone, age 11 or 13: expert guidelines, the right questions to ask yourself, and how to prepare a first phone.
• Rules for a first smartphone
  Bedtime, meals, social media, strangers, photos: ten simple rules to set together for a first smartphone, and how to make them stick.
• Protecting without spying
  Reading their messages, tracking them everywhere? What parental controls should do, what they should never do, and why your child should know about them.
• Cyberbullying: what to do?
  How to tell if a child is being bullied online, the right reflexes, where to get help, and how to report harmful content.