Better Internet for Kids

Áine Lynch, CEO of the National Parents Council Primary offers advice on effectively managing screen time.

Elaine Byrnes, Doctoral Researcher-Psychology, NUI Galway explains why teens may get involved in sexting and offers advice on how parents can talk to their teen about image-sharing.

Áine Lynch, CEO of the National Parents Council Primary offers advice for parents on talking to your child about online safety.

Elaine Byrnes, Doctoral Researcher-Psychology, NUI Galway offers advice for parents on talking to your teenager about online safety.

Elaine Byrnes, Doctoral Researcher-Psychology, NUI Galway offers advice to parents on talking to your teen about respectful communication online.

In our Parenting Hub, Expert Videos section, Áine Lynch, CEO of the National Parents Council Primary offers advice for parents if something goes wrong online for their child.

Part of the new technology explained section of the Webwise website, https://www.webwise.ie/news/explained-what-are-deepfakes/. This article provides an overview of deepfake technology covering topics such as what is it, how does it work, how to spot deepfakes and verifying information online.

In this video, hear all about how one Limerick school got involved in Safer Internet Day and the impact it has had on students, teachers and the overall school community. https://www.webwise.ie/teachers/advice-teachers/getting-involved-in-safer-internet-day-at-ardscoil-mhuire/

This short animation is part of the HTML Heroes Programme and is designed to introduce pupils to the topic of cyberbullying and online harassment. Help pupils identify what forms cyber-bullying can take and how they can effectively respond to it. Supporting lessons can be found here: webwise.ie/lessons/6-respectful-communication-online/

In our parenting hub, expert videos section, Elaine Byrnes, Doctoral Researcher-Psychology, NUI Galway offers advice to parents on what to to do if intimate images of their child are shared online.