Better Internet for Kids

A video about child’s first mobile phone and the everyday situations and friendship skills that follow. The video also supports discussions on safe and responsible media use to a greater extent. The video and the educational material are aimed at covering this topic with children of preschool and primary school age. You can find the educational material here: https://www.mediataitokoulu.fi/en/tehtavapankki/the-first-mobile-an-animation-for-media-education.

The new VeiligOnline training module ‘Digipeuters en -kleuters’, is addressed to parents of toddlers and tackles the challenges for children aged 0-6 years in the digital world. Together with Gezinsbond, families’ organization in Flanders, Child Focus developed this interactive training module to respond to the needs and requests of parents of toddlers that are more and more exposed to the question of screen exposure, media usage, and digital development of their children, since the youngest age.

The new Webetic training module ‘(Les) Tout-petits’, is addressed to parents of toddlers and tackles the challenges for children aged 0-6 years in the digital world. Together with Ligue des Familles, families’ organization in Brussels-Wallonia federation, Child Focus developed this interactive training module to respond to the needs and requests of parents of toddlers that are more and more exposed to the question of screen exposure, media usage, and digital development of their children, since the youngest age.

We live in an age of information, but also of lies and misinformation. Therefore, information literacy skills are essential to stay informed and safe online. Technology is constantly evolving, and so are the methods used by scammers and cybercriminals to manipulate internet users. Knowing the basic techniques of manipulation and adopting daily practices of conscious information consumption can help prevent the negative effects of fake news.

Digital media is part of the growth environment of children and young people. Digital media brings a lot of joy, benefits and social relationships, but also challenges, such as media overuse, loneliness, self-esteem problems, bullying and harassment. The podcast features digital media professionals, with whom we discuss how to be creative as educators in the digital age for children and young people.

The podcast has three episodes.

1. A child's own phone or not? The guest of the podcast is journalist and writer Aino-Mari Tuuri, who is specialized with digital media.

Resource gives recommendations which should be kept in mind when using artificial intelligence applications so that they can be good tools in schoolwork as well.

The webinar discuss the most popular social media platforms among young people and the challenges and opportunities and risks associated with their use. The webinar will also discuss the topic of digital well-being and how it affects us, how to assess and increase this well-being.

We have prepared a leaflet for parents on sharenting. The leaflet was created for the purposes of the Sharenting Campaign in November 2023.

We have prepared a poster for parents on sharenting. The poster was created for the purposes of the Sharenting Campaign in November 2023.
Our primary objective is to engage with as many parents as possible. In November 2023, both the supreme version of the poster and a billboard variant were deployed during a 14-day campaign across various Slovenian municipalities. These posters were strategically placed near shopping centers, bus/train stations, and at city entrances from the highway. We estimate that the campaign successfully reached over 100.000 individuals.

Sexually harassing communication, cybergrooming or unwanted exposure to pornography and images of abuse - children today are not only affected by sexual violence in the analog world. They also experience various forms of digital sexual violence online. This brochure provides parents and guardians with important information and tips on the question: "The first smartphone - how can I protect my child from sexual violence on the internet?". The brochure helps parents to deal with the risks of digital sexual violence against children at an early stage.