Better Internet for Kids

Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist Colman Noctor offers advice for parents on talking to your child about online pornography.

his booklet will help parents to help their children have a positive experience when they are online. It provides information, advice and conversation starters about the benefits and risks they need to be aware of when using the internet. Topics explored in the guide include cyberbullying, screen time, sexting, social media and online pornography.

Webwise Parents which will provide parents with easy access to practical advice and information to help address their concerns about the various issues facing their children online. The new hub features expert advice from professionals including Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists and offers useful conversation starters and tips on managing internet safety in the home.

View the new online hub here: webwise.ie/parents/

MediaNest - the eSafety website for parents.

Tv, internet, sociala media, games … they are playing an important role in the lives of kids and youngsters. Most Flemish parents see the media use of their children as something positive, but also as a challange. Some parents have the feeling they can't cope and don't understand new trends. That is why Child Focus, together with Mediawijs and more than 20 other partners, created MediaNest, a website where parents can find an answer to all their questions concerning media and their children from 0 to 18 years old.

Child Focus developed this tool for the Safer Internet Day 2014. The “Safer Internet Day Quiz” aimed at all classrooms from 5th and 6th primary school. Students are asked to reply to the quiz regarding e-safety with 10 questions related to social mediaz, webcam, right of image, privacy and personal information, cyberbullying, etc. at the end, tips and tricks are given for the students and the teacher.

The Child Focus helpline is receiving more and more cases of 'sexting gone wrong' (or secundary sexting). Therefore we created an educational video for youngsters, introducing the the grandma rule: don't post / share any content online that you don't want to see in a frame at you grandma's.

The Child Focus helpline is receiving more and more cases of sextortion. Therefore we created a 'decision tree' for youngsters, with some usefull tips and tricks.

Official video of the national campaign in Bulgaria for raising awareness about the risks related to posting online provocative selfies.

Child Focus decided to focus this year's edition of the Safer Internet Day on sextortion, an upcoming issue where teens are meeting a new 'hot' contact online and are quickly asked to get undressed in front of their webcam if they want to see more of their new friend... unfortunately, once the video has been made, the teenager is asked to pay a large amount of money or the video will be shared amongst his or her friends and family. Unfortunately, the blackmailing does not stop even if the payment is made.

Part of the Lockers Teaching Resource. Just For Fun addresses the topic of non-consensual image sharing. Lockers is a new information and education resource. It assists schools in coping with and preventing the sharing of explicit self-generated images of minors. Intended for use with Junior Cycle SPHE classes, Lockers is supported by two newly developed animations and six lesson plans. Also included in Lockers is an information section for school leaders.