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Is Microsoft Teams safe for your child?
Age guide
13+
We advise Microsoft Teams from age 13 and up. Overall risk 3/10 (low risk).
- 5-8
- While generally not recommended for this age, if used for school, young children would primarily interact with pre-assigned channels for class activities, guided by teachers for simple tasks and communication.
- 9-12
- Children in this age group might use Teams for collaborative school projects, participating in group chats, and sharing documents under teacher supervision, learning basic digital etiquette.
- 13-15
- Teenagers often use Teams for more complex academic collaboration, joining various channels for different subjects, engaging in video calls for group work, and managing their own assignments and files.
- 16+
- Older teens may utilize Teams for advanced academic projects, internships, or even early career experiences, managing multiple teams, participating in professional meetings, and leveraging its full suite of productivity tools.
Microsoft Teams is a collaboration platform that integrates chat, video meetings, file storage, and application integration. It is primarily used for professional and educational purposes, allowing users to communicate and collaborate in real-time. While it offers a structured environment for teamwork, it can also be used by students for group projects and study sessions, making it a versatile tool in both academic and workplace settings.
- Age guide
- 13+
- Overall risk
- 3/10
- Violence
- 1/10
- Toxic behaviour
- 2/10
- Stranger contact
- 3/10
- Addiction risk
- 4/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Influence
- 4/10
What parents should know
Microsoft Teams is a collaboration platform primarily used for educational and professional settings, offering chat, video conferencing, and file sharing. Its primary use for children is school-related, meaning interactions are typically supervised by educators. Parents should focus on reinforcing digital citizenship, privacy settings, and ensuring all communications remain appropriate and school-focused.
What to do about Microsoft Teams
Free with a Parentwise account. The age-by-age verdict needs your child's age, which is why it lives behind the account.
- The age-by-age verdict
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Microsoft Teams age rating and parents guide: common questions
What age rating is Microsoft Teams?
Parentwise puts Microsoft Teams at 13+. We advise Microsoft Teams from age 13 and up. Overall risk 3/10 (low risk). Violence scores 1/10, language 1/10, stranger contact 3/10 and addiction risk 4/10.
Can a 10 year old use Microsoft Teams?
Not by default: we advise Microsoft Teams from 13+, so at 10 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. Children in this age group might use Teams for collaborative school projects, participating in group chats, and sharing documents under teacher supervision, learning basic digital etiquette.
Can a 12 year old use Microsoft Teams?
Not by default: we advise Microsoft Teams from 13+, so at 12 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. Children in this age group might use Teams for collaborative school projects, participating in group chats, and sharing documents under teacher supervision, learning basic digital etiquette.
Can a 13 year old use Microsoft Teams?
Yes, 13 is at or above the age we advise for Microsoft Teams (13+). Teenagers often use Teams for more complex academic collaboration, joining various channels for different subjects, engaging in video calls for group work, and managing their own assignments and files.
Is Microsoft Teams appropriate for kids?
Microsoft Teams is a collaboration platform primarily used for educational and professional settings, offering chat, video conferencing, and file sharing. Parentwise rates Microsoft Teams overall as low risk (3/10), with stranger contact at 3/10 and addiction risk at 4/10.
Is Microsoft Teams family friendly?
Microsoft Teams is one of the lower-risk titles we rate. Its primary use for children is school-related, meaning interactions are typically supervised by educators.
Microsoft Teams parents guide: what should a parent know first?
Microsoft Teams is a collaboration platform primarily used for educational and professional settings, offering chat, video conferencing, and file sharing. The parts that most often catch parents out are stranger contact (3/10) and how hard it pulls for more time (4/10).
Is Microsoft Teams safe for kids?
We advise Microsoft Teams from age 13 and up. Overall risk 3/10 (low risk). Its primary use for children is school-related, meaning interactions are typically supervised by educators.
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