Recommendation 5

We recommend that the Government develops and promotes clear, evidence-based national guidance for parents and carers on children’s use of digital devices and online services. This guidance should: 15 • set out age-appropriate principles for children’s screen use, including for pre-teenage children aged five and over, young teenagers, and 16-to-18-year-olds • address the impact of parental and carer screen time and online behaviours on children • integrate with wider online safety, early years, health and education strategies, so that parents receive consistent messages across services. (Recommendation, Paragraph 11)