Better Internet for Kids

Your guide to : 

• Talking to your kid about artificial intelligence (AI).
• Building healthy AI habits.
• Developing AI literacy.
  
   

This lesson plan is designed for students in Grades 4–6 and helps them understand what cyberbullying is and how it differs from teasing. Through discussion and interactive activities, students explore how hurtful online behaviour can affect others, learn when it is important to speak to a trusted adult, and develop empathy and responsible ways to support a classmate who may be experiencing bullying.

This initiative is aimed at young people themselves, as well as their families and educators. It provides a range of accessible, easy-to-understand resources, including blog articles, infographics, visual content, podcasts, and an online workshop for classroom use.

As a general overview, the resource discusses what AI is and how it influences the daily lives of minors and their environment. It also explores its main challenges and opportunities, and the different guidelines for using this technology responsibly.

A recording of a 60-minute webinar for parents and caregivers focusing on children and safe online shopping.

On Safer Internet Day (SID), 10 February 2026, the Safe.si awareness centre organised a webinar for parents. Children, especially teenagers, are exposed to advertising and various purchasing incentives while using the internet. In this way, they often enter the world of consumerism and online shopping, whether they intend to or not, without being fully familiar with it.

This educational material focuses on children’s rights as consumers online (Dina rättigheter online – ung konsument), including purchases in games and apps, misleading advertising, and sustainable consumption.

The material is the second part of the Your Rights Online series. The first part covers young people’s digital rights more broadly.

The full package includes:

The training is intended to address the topic of cyberbullying and to enable professionals to adopt a practical and action-oriented approach to dealing with cyberbullying.

On the one hand, the training provides theoretical and legal foundations related to cyberbullying. On the other hand, it offers useful approaches and tools, explored through practical case examples.

Youngsters explore how and why it is important to question information they find on the internet - especially in connection with the spread of misinformation and disinformation.

The young people become a team of festival organisers and are faced with a series of challenges they must overcome. Throughout the adventure, they encounter fake news, phishing attempts, and disinformation campaigns.

Understanding the media world of children and young people.

The focus of this training for teachers, educators and other professionals is on current media trends, popular platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat, as well as online games and gaming consoles.

The training shows how young people use digital media, what needs lie behind these uses, and what role artificial intelligence, algorithms, and personalised content play. Possible online risks and the impact of influencers are also addressed and discussed together.

The primary objective of the Garda lesson for first and second year students is to raise awareness about Coco’s Law, which criminalises certain online behaviours like the non-consensual distribution of intimate images and cyberbullying.

By explaining the key elements of the law, students gain awareness of the legal consequences associated with harmful digital behaviour, ensuring they understand the seriousness of such actions. 

This resource was created as part of the Garda Schools Programme.

This guide provides practical advice and guidance on safely and responsibly navigating generative AI. 

Developed by Webwise (part of the Irish Safer Internet Centre), in collaboration with the ADAPT Centre and the National Parents Council, this resource was published on Safer Internet Day 2026. The guide includes the views of both young people and parents, and advice and talking points for parents and caregivers.