Better Internet for Kids

This is a presentation for teenagers and adults that explores how violence manifests itself in the digital environment.

The presentation focuses on the different ways harmful behaviours appear online and how they affect individuals, relationships, and communities. Special emphasis is placed on: cyberbullying, hate speech, online harassment, and online sexual exploitation and sextortion. 

This video course will guide teachers and educators through the key aspects of children's rights in the online environment. As a teacher or educator, you will be introduced to how to understand children's digital rights, how to reflect them in your teaching, and how to safely integrate them into school lessons and school projects.

Watch the first part of the course on YouTube.

The Better Internet for Kids (BIK) reviews of the year are typically released to coincide with Safer Internet Day celebrations each year.

These annual reports provide an overview of a multitude of stakeholder efforts to both protect and empower children and young people in their digital lives over the past year, when BIK has focused on making sure that young people are protected, respected, and equipped with the skills they need to thrive in the digital world.

INCIBE, part of the Spanish Safer Internet Centre, has developed family agreements for the proper use of devices within the family. This useful tool supports families in their mediation for a safer and responsible use of the internet by their children and teenagers.

It promotes family conversations on several hot topics for child online safety as screen time, parental controls, mobile-free zones, privacy and security options.

This is a useful tool to support teachers and educators in promoting a safer and responsible use of the internet at school.

These posters are designed to be shown at the computer lab, or any other classroom where there are devices to be used.

The main one includes key tips for safety and security. There are 5 additional posters with specific tips on:

• Secure passwords
• Reporting content
• Viruses/malwares
• Respectful online conversations
• Logging out when using public devices

These time vouchers are a useful tool to support families in their mediation for a safer and responsible use of the internet by their children and teenagers.

It promotes responsibility and family conversations on screen time and disconnecting.

The vouchers are designed for parents and caregivers to give to young people with a specific time assigned (i.e. 30 minutes) and for a specific type of device use (videogames, social networks, movies and series). 

Kids need to act responsibly, disconnecting on time and giving the voucher back to their parents.

To mark Safer Internet Day (SID) 2025, INCIBE (part of the Spanish Safer Internet Centre), through Internet Segura for Kids (IS4K), organised a hybrid event (online and in-person) from Valencia. The event featured the workshop “Think, Connect, and Choose Your Path Online”, developed in collaboration with INTEF. 

Many children and young people encounter racist and discriminatory content when they are active online – in comment sections, through influencers, and via coded language on the internet. But who talks to young people about what they experience? Many adults find it difficult to talk about discrimination and racism on young people’s terms – especially when it takes place digitally, where adults may feel less confident and less familiar than the young people.

This is a practical guide explaining popular emojis, slang words, abbreviations, and tone indicators commonly used by children and young people online. 

It helps parents and caregivers, teachers and educators, and professionals better understand youth digital communication, including hidden meanings, internet culture references, and potential risk signals. The resource supports safer and more informed communication in the digital environment.

This guide provides an overview of monitoring settings available in popular apps and specialised parental control software to help parents and caregivers ensure their children's safety online.