Better Internet for Kids

The "Home Screen Rules" campaign promotes the balanced use of screen devices so that they do not pose a threat to family relationships, children's development and the health of household members. So that when used consciously and in moderation, they are a positive addition to family life, not its focal point.

The brochure suggests how to establish and implement such rules to counteract the negative effects of excessive use of screens.

Radio play "Sieciaki. Face Changer and the Great Fame Gala" is the second part of the adventures of four kids who, with the help of Artificial Intelligence and the Netrobi robot, fight against the dangers on the Internet. The first part of the radio play is available under the title: “Sieciaki – mission: safe internet.

Media Literacy School (mediataitokoulu.fi) is a service that gathers together diverse learning materials from various organisations for the use of media educatiors. The poster is a happy and colorful reminder that the Media Literacy School also has a lot of ideas and materials for early childhood education and pre-school education. The poster is aimed for kindergarten or family day care and hobby facilities.

Once upon a time, it was a fairy tale that children and young people learn to use the media as if by themselves. In reality, everyone needs media education and no one becomes a skilled and responsible media user just like that. The poster tries to remind us of the reality.

Just a fake poster helps to outline the means of misleading and also discuss the motives behind them. The poster is localized from the English poster of EAVI - Media Literacy for Citizenship.

The new guide provides teachers and other educators relevant and researched-based information about sex and sexuality in the media 13-18 year-olds are using. It offers tools and encouragement to discuss these topics with young people, gives examples of sexual education in the context of media literacy, and contributes to neutral and non-shaming discussion about sexuality and sexual cultures in the media. The author of the guide is MA, Sex educator Petra Kankare.

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.

My body my boundaries -guide is aimed at 13-17- year olds. The purpose of the guide is to tell youth about sharing nude images in a consensual relationship with another young person and how to act in a situation where someone spreads a nude image. The guide also tells about online grooming and online child sexual abuse. In addition, the guide provides instructions for situations where an adult asks for a nude image, or sends one to a young person.

In the current age, small children are born into a world full of media and digital devices. This is why media education should be considered early on in families, preferably before the child is born. Mannerheim League for Child Welfare (MLL) encourages parents to ponder digital media and interactions in the family from the young children’s point of view with a versatile online resource. The resource "Vauvana ja taaperona digiajassa" (Being a baby and a toddler in the digital age) features articles, exercises, podcasts, and videos by professionals.

Brochure promoting the online resource Vauvana ja taaperona digiajassa (Being a baby and a toddler in the digital age). Targeted to parents and families with children aged 0-3 years, parents expecting a child and professionals working with young children and their families.