Better Internet for Kids

According to the latest World Health Organization’s survey on schoolchildren’s health and lifestyles, one out of six children in Lithuania is being bullied online. During the webinar “Cyberbullying: what adults need to know”, the representative of the Child Line shared how children communicate online, how adults can keep up with the digital world of children and teenagers, what are the characteristics of cyberbullying and how we can help children experiencing cyberbullying.

Child Focus has developed a practical and engaging lesson package designed to introduce young people to CyberSquad, an online platform where they can find help and support for online challenges. This workshop empowers students to explore CyberSquad while fostering empathy, solidarity, and problem-solving skills.

"En fait, c'est ok!" is the translation of Sensoa's ‘flag system' applied to online relationships and sexuality.

This tool teaches you how to react thoughtfully to sexual relationships and behavior online. You'll learn how to evaluate situations and give them a flag based on six criteria. For each situation, we propose a pedagogical response that translates into an appropriate reaction.

Burnout is a state where you feel completely exhausted and have lost your energy, motivation, and interest in activities you used to enjoy or simply need to do. It can happen to both children and adults, often due to too much activity or prolonged stress.

Watch the video created by Deimantė Kiaušinytė and think about whether you feel this way too?

Watch the video created by Deimantė Kiaušinytė and think about whether you feel the same way?

It’s also natural that sometimes a person may want to change or eliminate something about their appearance. The problems arise when you start thinking that it’s necessary to be thinner or to achieve certain body shapes to feel enough for yourself and others, and begin to diet, restrict food, or otherwise excessively focus on your appearance. Such behaviour can lead to or be caused by eating disorders.
The most common eating disorders are anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating.

Anxiety is a natural and necessary feeling that protects us from certain dangers, almost like a warning about possible events, preparing us to respond more cautiously and attentively.
However, sometimes anxiety can be very intense and overwhelming, and it starts interfering with your daily activities. If you feel anxious or have questions or doubts about intense, overwhelming emotions – you can reach out to the Children’s Line and share how you’re feeling. Feelings become easier to manage when you talk about them.

A clinical toxicologist explains that when young people use drugs or other substances, they seek pleasure but don’t consider the consequences.

Offensive and degrading comments. What to do? Dovilė’s number one piece of advice is to try to create an environment that is comfortable, pleasant, friendly, and empathetic towards you.
The second thing is to take control of yourself and say aloud to yourself – that those comments, which hurt or offend in one way or another, are simply bullying. Those people who insult others, completely undeserving people, are pouring out their inner pain in this way.

Dovilė is interviewed by members of the Children’s Line Advisory Team, Rusnė and Goda.

"Probably the biggest challenge for every person who is neurodivergent is understanding what is happening to them. Most often, such a child or teenager feels like a white crow, a black sheep in a crowd; they feel that something is not right," says psychologist and psychotherapist Vika Aniulienė, who personally knows what attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder is.

Vika is interviewed by members of the Children’s Line Advisory Team, Rokas and Toma.