Child Financial Harms – Our work
Explore our work around Child Financial Harms – including research, opinion and information for parents about Child Financial Harms and related platforms and trends.
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Crafting a compelling public narrative for Child Financial Harms
This guest blog from Executive Director of the Future Narratives Lab, Daniel Stanley explores how we should raise awareness of the growing problem of child financial harms – and includes calls for next steps.
Designing ways to identify Child Financial Harms in games
How can we design games to protect children from hidden financial harms like loot boxes and in-app purchases? Sarah Drummond explores how user-centered design and plain language can empower parents to make safer choices in the digital play space.
Online, at risk and out of pocket: protecting a generation of children from financial harm
With children increasingly exposed to financial risks online, new PSHE resources aim to help schools respond through practical education and support.
How You Can Help Parents Understand Online Scams
Advice for family-facing professionals on addressing online financial harms
A problem hiding in plain sight?
Our Tech Shock podcast takes a deep dive into Parent Zone's research on child financial harms.
Six in ten parents concerned about child financial harms
This blog highlights the main points of awareness for parents based on the Short changed and out of time report released by Parent Zone in February 2025. The report is based on a parent poll revealing the child financial harms that families are facing alone.
