Digital Wellbeing

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1️⃣ Device Set Up

Whilst balancing screen time is important, screen purpose is arguably more important. Find steps on how to setup an Apple, Google or Microsoft device to allow you to both monitor screen time, purpose and more.

2️⃣ Device Use

UK-based Police Digital Security Centre have teamed up with ChildSafeVPN and produce these helpful guides on some of the top social media platforms. Please select the buttons below to see the guides both in English and Thai. โปรดเลือกปุ่มด้านล่างเพื่อดูคำแนะนำทั้งภาษาอังกฤษและภาษาไทย.

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Settings

Privacy is more important than ever online. It gives you the power to choose what people search, see and know about your online presense. Below are some guides of how to set your privacy settings safely on some of the top social media platforms.

3️⃣ Getting Involved

Being involved with your child's digital world is one of the best ways of closing any digital divide, breaking down barriers and allowing the transparency, which is so crucial as they age, to develop.

Have a look below at some of the ways you can begin to be involved, no matter their age.

A concerned father of a teenager daughter helps other parents setup digital family agreements with examples.

Common Sense helps us to make an agreement that we can use straight away with templates.

An incredible resource that suggest practical ways of becoming involved in our child's digital world; from boardgames to 1 family digital activity-per-day.

4️⃣ Awareness

Let us help you with what to look out for in the digital world as well as helpful resources to help support all the above, debunk myths and advice parents which route to take.

Please contact Mr Burkhill should you wish to make an appointment for any further advice. 

Parent Courses

RST has had 1st hand experience of the wealth of digital wellbeing provided by Heather Barnard and her consultancy. You can find more information on 'Heather B's' parent courses and tips for everyday digital wellness below.


Some of Heather B's content is going in to the production of our own digital wellbeing curriculum.


Of particular interest, is Heather's 7 digital wellbeing apps for teens which builds on the idea of screen purpose, not screen time.

Parent Workshops

🛡️ Protecting Your Privacy (Term 2, 2024)

🖥️ Let's Stop Calling it Screen Time Resources (Term 1, 2023)

©️ Children Don't Listen, They Copy (Term 3, 2023)

🧑‍💻 Bring-Your-Own-Device (Term 2, 2023)

🎓 Beyond Screen Time (Term 1, 2022)

Useful Information & Resources

There are a plethora of sites when it comes to advice for parents in the digital world which can be confusing. Below are some of the most sort after areas of advice, categorised, so you can go to the advice you want easily and quickly.

Digital Citizen Resources for Families from Commons Sense Education

Year 3 - 6 Digital Citizenship Tips & Advice

Year 7+ Digital Citizenship Tips & Advice

Year 3 - 6 Family Activities

Year 7+ Family Activities

Recommendations

📖 Reset Your Child's Brain

📖 Screenwise

📺 Netflix's The Social Dilemma

General Advice

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Education programme for children and parents from NCA-CEOP, a UK organisation which protects children both online and offline.

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Controlling Apps & Websites

It can be difficult to get the balance right between giving children the space they need to feed their curiosity and ensuring they are safe. Here are some controls available to help that happen.

Link not working?Please report any outdated or broken links to Mr Burkhill.Most of the links above have destinations external to this website and are not endorsed by Rugby School Thailand. Use of any tools or advice is done so at the users own choice and risk.
Last Updated: 11th May 2023