... Safer Internet for children – May 2007 19“reasonable” period – around 30 minutes for the youngest children and around one to two hours for the older children. ¾ The time when children connect ... more the case of the youngest children ( 9-1 0 years) and in particular girls. The youngest children therefore connect, on average, both less often and for less time (for that matter, they are, as ... Internet for various purposes – e-mails, chats, MSN, downloading (especially music), visits to websites, etc. ¾ Finally, some (typically one to two children in the groups of 1 2-1 4-year-olds)...