Your Child’s First Phone: Setting Up For Success

Getting your child their first mobile phone is a major milestone, and it comes with big questions. Is my child ready? How do I keep them safe? What rules should we set from day one?

This session is suitable for parents of primary or lower secondary school children who want to set their child up for success with their first phone, tablet, or smart device.

What You'll Learn:

• How to decide if your child is ready for their own device, and how to prepare them before it arrives
• Set up parental controls, privacy settings, and screen time limits that actually work for your family
• Start conversations about inappropriate content before your child encounters it
• Teach responsible device ownership and build healthy routines from the start
• Create a sense of shared responsibility so your child feels trusted, not just monitored

Whether you're about to hand over that first phone or tablet or want to reset the rules with one already in use, come learn practical strategies you can apply right away. Let's help our kids become confident, responsible digital citizens!

This session is brought to you by Digital for Life, in collaboration with Cyberlite.