Create a family Tik Tok dance

From kids to key workers, it seemed like everyone was taking part in TikTok dance challenges during the first lockdown. If your child has a TikTok account then creating a fun dance video together could be a good way for you to learn more about how the app works. Being enthusiastic about what your child does online can also help encourage them to be more open and let them know they can always come to you for advice if something goes wrong.

Ask your child to show you some of the dance challenges that went viral and get them to teach you the choreography. Edit the video together so you can find out a little bit more about some of the features available. This will also give you an opportunity to discuss what they think is and isn't appropriate to share.

Encourage them to always watch their videos back before they share it and to never post it straight away. This will give them time to think about whether they're comfortable with putting it online.

TikTok has a number of privacy settings in place for accounts that are set up by 13-15 year olds so use this time to check whether these are in place and your child has used the correct age to sign up. They also have a parental controls feature called Family Mode that lets you connect your own TikTok account to your child's.