Better Internet for Kids

The leaflet explains how to support young people in consciously building their online image. 

It shows that social media can help with self-expression, building relationships, and developing digital skills, but also carries risks such as pressure to compare, identity crises, loss of privacy, or cyberbullying. It provides guidance for teachers and educators on how to talk with teenagers and young people, emphasising trust, reflection, and strengthening self-esteem, resilience, and critical thinking. 

The leaflet addresses the issue of harmful online content (so-called patotreści) and the risks they pose to children and young people. 

It explains what harmful content is, how young people may encounter it, and the consequences of being exposed to materials that promote violence, vulgarity, or self-destructive behaviours. It also provides practical guidance for teachers and educators on how to talk with children and teenagers about such content, how to recognise it, and how to respond in order to support safe internet use. 

The leaflet addresses the issue of online grooming, which is the act of luring children on the internet for sexual exploitation. 

It explains the warning signs that may indicate a child’s involvement in a dangerous online relationship, and highlights the types of conversations that should raise adults’ concerns. 

It also provides guidance on how to protect children from grooming and how to respond in cases of suspected or confirmed abuse. 

The Media Council for Children and Young People has developed a new material for parent-teacher meetings in elementary schools (1th-3th grade) in Denmark. The material focuses on screen use and agreements between parents in school classes.

We Are Fearless is an original educational podcast and web series created within the Generazioni Connesse project. Hosted by Alba, a young speaker, and Cleo, an ironic yet insightful AI voice, each episode features a teenager sharing a personal challenge linked to their online life, opening space for reflection and dialogue.

The dependence on technology could take different forms, including gaming addiction and gambling disorder. It is crucial to understand the dynamics of these phenomena in order to activate adequate prevention and intervention measures.

This topic was addressed in a webinar held on December 12, 2024, organised by the Italian Safer Internet Centre Generazioni Connesse together with the association La Banda degli Onesti ETS ODV, with the participation of Telefono Donna Italia.

The seminar, held on September 26, 2024 as part of the “Back to School” day, offered an opportunity to engage students and the wider school community in a journey of exploration, reflection, and debate on the Digital Services Act (DSA), the new EU regulation designed to govern digital platforms and online services, with a particular focus on the protection and rights of young people online.

As part of the Back to School activities, Generazioni Connesse (Safer Internet Centre Italy), in collaboration with the national eTwinning unit INDIRE, organised a new session of its expert webinars series.

The event addressed the crucial role of the internet and digital technologies in students’ everyday lives, both inside and outside the classroom—an environment that requires tools to promote positive use, as well as to prevent, recognise, respond to, and manage problematic situations.

On 28 May 2024, a new session of the expert webinars series was held, organised by the National eTwinning Unit INDIRE in collaboration with the Generazioni Connesse project (Safer Internet Centre Italy).

The didactic kit developed by Generazioni Connesse (the Italian Safer Internet Centre) is a tool aimed at all educational institutions.

The teaching kit aims to outline the corpus of themes and content that underpin the development of full digital citizenship among students, through solid educational paths that aim to guide teachers and educators in creating a true digital civic education laboratory within their classroom.