Children and screens: awareness campaign and website

Accompany parents in the use of screens

In response to the massive increase in the use of screens by young children, the government is launching an awareness campaign dedicated to digital parenting. This campaign is part of a study commissioned by the Ipsos Institute on the difficulties encountered by parents in adopting an attitude. The survey was conducted with a representative panel of 1,000 parents of children aged 3 to 15.

The campaign takes place on the 20th^e anniversary of the Safer Internet Day (Safer Internet Day). It is broadcast for a month on the web, social networks, television, through vignettes to make parents and children aware of the need for a weighted use of screens, drawing a parallel with everyday situations.

In particular, it highlights the recommendations of the High Council on Public Health (HCSP):

• avoid spending too much time on the screens in front of children;
• exchange with them about their use of screens and ask them about the content they consume;
• Set up moments of shared use of screens to create interaction.
• devote time to family and group activities;
• to obtain information on the technological tools available and useful for applying the desired uses (e.g. parental control), particularly for young children;
• Use the screen for a specific purpose and time.
• Avoid screens before 3 years.
• avoid screens while eating;
• avoid screens in the evening at least one hour before sleep onset;
• avoid screens in the children's room;
• Avoid 3D monitors for children under 5 years of age.
• respect the ages for viewing movies (- 12 years, - 16 years or - 18 years) and the recommended age for using video games (3 years, 7 years, 12 years, 16 years or 18 years).

Learn more about the awareness campaign.

The “jeprotegemonenfant.gouv.fr” platform

At the same time, it is a matter of publicizing the platform jeprotegemonenfant.gouv.fr launched in 2021, in line with the ‘Commitment Protocol to Prevent the Exposure of Minors to Online Pornographic Content’.

In 2022, the platform was enriched with content on screen usage, in consultation with public authorities, family-based parenting associations, and child and digital company protection. It is updated regularly and provides parents with reliable information and benchmarks for reasoned use, through many tools, tips and resources.