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Conversation starters, boundaries and what to say when things go wrong, based on NSPCC, Internet Matters, Parent Zone and UK government advice.
A one-sheet template to map every device and app in your home, tick off account, content, contact, spending and time, and agree house rules together.
How Apple's 4+ to 18+ and Google Play's PEGI ratings work, how to set them for your child, and how Apple Arcade and Family Library fit in.
GTA Online is PEGI 18 with no Rockstar parental PIN. Use console controls, Invite Only sessions, voice chat set to No One, and spending limits on Shark Cards.
Call of Duty and Warzone are PEGI 18. If your teen plays, set console controls first, then switch off voice and text chat, filter content and block COD Points spending.
Set up Steam Families parental controls on PC and Steam Deck: choose games, restrict Store and chat, set playtime limits, approve purchases and lock Desktop Mode.
Point your router at OpenDNS FamilyShield (208.67.222.123 / 208.67.220.123) to filter adult content on every device on your Wi-Fi.
Set up TalkTalk HomeSafe Kids Safe and Homework Time, or Plusnet SafeGuard categories and Timer — with the key differences side by side.
Switch on Essential Security parental controls in My Virgin Media, add categories and sites, and pause Wi-Fi with the Connect app.
Set Sky Broadband Shield to PG, 13 or 18, manage exceptions, fix the 9pm switch to 18, and use WiFi Max profiles to pause devices.
Parent-managed accounts for 10–12s, supervision for teens, app approvals, time limits, passcodes and blocking PC Link and developer mode.