Better Internet for Kids

As children are digital natives, it is crucial to take proper care so that they do not become an easy target for cybercriminals. One of the most difficult topics to approach with children is grooming and sexual abuse of minors through the Internet. It is probably parents’ biggest fear, both in “real life” and in the “digital world”, and it is not easy to approach this topic with children, not only because they are naive and childish, but also because they trust and believe others too much.

“Fake News” is deliberately false news that is perceived as true and is distributed on social networks and websites with the intention of generating benefit for some group, be it economic, political or social. As it seems to be true, this type of news and information is shared easily and quickly on the Internet and/or through messaging services and applications. There is no concern in searching for the Source of the information/news, which makes it very difficult to control the spread of “Fake News”.

We have created a short interactive quiz for teenagers aged 12 to 15 years on Digital Wellbeing with 10 questions. For each question we have added three answer choices and only one answer is correct. Each question is also followed by a detailed explanation of the correct answer.

With this quiz we aim to motivate children to behave more responsibly online, to look after their health when using online devices and to be able to recognise the situations that can be potentially dangerous. This resource was produced by Slovenian Awareness Centre Safe.si to celebrate SID 2021.

We have prepared a guide with settings on the Digital Wellbeing for both Android and iOS.

Smartphones and tablets with Android or iOS operating systems (iPhone, iPad) are constantly flooding us with information and alerts. As this is disruptive and has a detrimental effect on wellbeing, concentration and learning or working, both operating systems have digital wellbeing settings that should be brought to the widest possible audience.
Disseminated via Safe.si website as well as through social networking sites, such as Facebook and Instagram.

Slovenian NAC has prepared a leaflet with tips that can help teenagers when falling in love online. Digital technologies bring both advantages and disadvantages to intimate relationships and have a significant impact on the lives of young people. It is very important that our online relationships and connections are healthy, based on respect for each other and happy for both parties.

The handbook contains information for social workers on how to deal with cases of violence and abuse of children and young people that they encounter online. Forms of online violence and abuse addressed in the handbook are: Sexual violence and sexual abuse, hateful, offensive and violent content, abuse of privacy. The manual is intended primarily for social workers in Centres for social work, but also for police officers and school social workers.

This decision tree provides guidance on what young people should consider when receiving a naked photo of someone. This resource was produced by the Slovenian Awareness Centre Safe.si for celebrating SID 2020.

This handbook offers ten basic recommendations for parents to take into consideration when introducing digital devices to their pre-school children aged 3 to 6 years. The handbook is a translation and adaptation of the tool developed by the Austrian SIC.

We have created a short interactive quiz with examples of fake news on Covid-19. There are five cases of news, videos, pictures, webpages and posts on social networks. Players must choose if the case is real, fake, partially true or the option “not sure”.

Pediatrician Denis Baš, Ph.D. med. spec. pediat., explains in a video the effects of the use of mobile phones, tablets, computers and television on the development and behaviour of children. This video was developed in cooperation with Slovenian paediatric Association.