Better Internet for Kids

Child Focus and Sensoa have developed a new prevention tool: “No shame, no blame”. This pedagogical tool invites educational professionals and counsellors to discuss sexting with young people (with disabilities), from the age of 12 onwards. This workbook offers a lot of information and forms of work that are differentiable in terms of difficulty and group composition.

The goal is to talk and provide information so that young people can make informed decisions about when and with whom to experience their sexuality. It guides them toward a sexuality experience that is more fun and safer, both online and offline.

The sexuality of people with disabilities has been and still is often misunderstood or ignored. Yet people with disabilities have feelings, needs, desires and rights when it comes to sexuality, just like people without disabilities. Today, many people experience their sexuality (partly) online. The same applies to young people with disabilities. Sexting is therefore part of the normal sexual development of individuals, whether or not they have a disability. Although sexting is part of the world of young people with disabilities, the current supply of teaching materials is not adapted to the needs of young people in special education. This manual is designed to fill that gap.

Discover the manual in Dutch or in French.

Find more information about the work of the Belgian Safer Internet Centre, including its awareness raising, helpline, hotline, and youth participation services, or find similar information for other Safer Internet Centres throughout Europe.