FreeFor parents and carers

App safety guides

Seven guides to the apps young people use most. Each one explains what the app does, what to do if something feels wrong, and which settings and parent tools matter most.

Enter your email address and your guides open straight away. Download the guide you need, or all seven.

  • CostFree
  • Guides7 apps
  • CheckedSeptember 2026

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What's inside

One guide for each app

Go through a guide together with your child. Each one links to the app's own help pages.

  • TikTok

    Short videos, livestreams, messaging and a personalised For You feed.

    PDF, 5 pages
  • Instagram

    Photos, Stories, Reels, messages and personalised content.

    PDF, 6 pages
  • Snapchat

    Snaps, Chats, Stories, Spotlight, Snap Map and My AI.

    PDF, 4 pages
  • WhatsApp

    Private messages, group chats, voice and video calls, and Status updates.

    PDF, 3 pages
  • Discord

    Text, voice and video chat in servers, popular with gamers.

    PDF, 3 pages
  • Facebook

    Posts, Reels, Groups, Pages and Messenger.

    PDF, 5 pages
  • X

    Public posts, replies, video, Communities, Spaces and Direct Messages.

    PDF, 4 pages
How it works

Three steps, one conversation

  1. 1

    Sign up

    Enter your email address. Your downloads open straight away.

  2. 2

    Choose your apps

    Download the guides for the apps your child uses, or take all seven.

  3. 3

    Go through it together

    Work through the settings with your child. They cover who contacts them, what they see and what to do when something goes wrong.

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Created by Anna Sarjantson, online safety specialist and CEOP Education Ambassador.

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