Better Internet for Kids

Α pamphlet with top tips for parents

How is Twitch used by children and young people? What opportunities can the platform offer? What dangers should parents be aware of? And what is an emote?

The streaming platform Twitch exerts a great fascination on children and young people. The platform is mainly used by gamers who play live and comment on it. Craft videos, live music and other hobbies have also found their place on the platform.

The booklet provides information for parents, gives tips, and explains how children and young people can be safely guided in dealing with live content.

What are typical juvenile offenses and how are they tried in court? What are the stories behind the crimes? The ZDFtivi format "Young Crime" explores these questions. In episodes of 25 minutes each, a true case is presented. In most cases, a German juvenile court has ruled on the matter. Theft, property damage, assault, coercion, blackmail - "Young Crime" focuses on the crimes that are primarily committed by young people.

How?
By explaining to parents how video games work and how they evolve in order to have a concrete representation of what players are talking about and doing.
By identifying the difficulties and challenges of video games in order to talk about them intelligently and kindly with young people.
By putting in place educational strategies to accompany parents in an open dialogue about video games with their child.

Youth Panel comment on the main pillars of the new ΒΙΚ+ strategy

When you die you leave a lot behind. Physical items, such as books, furniture or CDs. But also a lot of accounts and digital things. What happens to your digital belongings after you die? And what can you do now, to properly arrange your digital legacy?

Since 2012, the Dutch Media Literacy Network has initiated the 'Iene Miene Media Monitor', a large-scale study into media use within households with young children. This annually recurring measurement examines how children aged 0 to 6 years use various media (devices) and how parents guide them in this. The research was conducted by CHOICE Insights + Strategy, through an online quantitative survey among 1,130 parents of children aged 0 to 6 years.

In this document you can read about the vision of the Knowledge Center Sport & Exercise, Trimbos Institute and the Dutch Media Literacy Network on digital media use in relation to exercise in 0-4 year olds. In addition, you will receive tips on how to support parents with their digital media education.

This dossier is divided into two main parts. The first part provides concrete and useful information on cyberstalking, cyberbullying, its functioning and dynamics. This theoretical information supports the understanding of the processes involved in cyberstalking and enables targeted intervention. In this way, you can act proactively and avoid the uncontrollable snowball effect of cyberbullying. The second part of the dossier is about activities you can carry out with young people around the topic of cyberbullying.

This dossier is divided into two main parts. The first part provides concrete and useful information on cyberstalking, cyberbullying, its functioning and dynamics. This theoretical information supports the understanding of the processes involved in cyberstalking and enables targeted intervention. In this way, you can act proactively and avoid the uncontrollable snowball effect of cyberbullying. The second part of the dossier is about activities you can carry out with young people around the topic of cyberbullying.