Better Internet for Kids

The TikTok Checklist provides all the information about the app and how to stay safe with questions such as:

What is TikTok?
How to stay safe on TikTok?
How to set up the parental controls?
How to block users on TikTok?
Where can I go for further support?

The leaflet was created by SWGfL and the UK Safer Internet Centre in collaboration with TikTok.

A specially designed page on the site of SaferInternet4Kids.gr provides information on the most common cyber fraud scams but also on the ways to identify and prevent them.

Unlike other sexual health resources, GOSH focuses on the online world and aims to give university students and other young adults a better understanding of online sexual health and how to have a healthy relationship with their own online sexual health. We know practicing good sexual health is encouraged throughout a young person’s life both on and off campus and we want to replicate this in the online sphere.

As part of the Media Literacy Week (MLW) communication plan we created a fifth annual Media Literacy Magazine "Mediataito 2022". It is done in a cooperation with almost 30 partner organisations and consists of information and ideas for several different target groups. This years publication is celebrating the tenth year of the Media Literacy Week.

We disseminate the magazine by mail free of charge for the educators registered in MLW. This was the first year we created also a web magazine for Mediataito. You can find it from the link below.

The collection of playful poems was created on the basis of an originally Austrian book ON-LINE ZOO, which introduces children of preschool and younger school age to the most common risks associated with the use of the Internet.

This article shows what parents and carers can do to help support young people to be safe online with tech given as gifts. It includes information on setting up a device before gifting it, how to discuss your expectations about how a new device is used, practical safety tips and how to talk to your child about online safety.

The best time to talk to your children about the internet is when they are using it. Going online together, and engaging with your child’s favourite sites and services, provides the perfect opportunity to start a discussion, in a relevant context. This article includes top tips about playing games together, reading together, exploring the online world together, wathcing films and having fun together.

The flyer "Internet, aber sicher!" offers basic tips on safe Internet use for young people with learning difficulties. It contains seven important tips for safe Internet use - age-appropriate and in understandable language.

The brochure "Passwords" is written in easy-to-read language and is aimed at adults with learning difficulties and their multipliers. In just a few pages, you can learn what a secure password looks like, how to create one, and finally how to keep it safe.

This blog looks at how age ratings are decided for games, how parents and carers can respond when children tell them they want to play games that are designed for older children, how to find alternative games, parental controls to use, and where to find more information about this issue.