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  • Rule and guideline
  • digital and socia-cultural environment, gaming, love/relationships/sexuality (online), well-being

The Health Education Framework supports health education in schools by promoting awareness objectives on mental health and violence prevention, nutrition education, physical activities, addictive behaviours, and sexuality. 
(Source: Health Education Framework).

Entities responsible for implementation: National Team for Citizenship Education / Equipa Nacional de Educação para a Cidadania.

  • Portugal

  • Implemented 2017 - Ongoing
  • BIK+ strategy pillar 1 - protection, BIK+ strategy pillar 2 - empowerment
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  • Resource
  • Mannerheim League for Child Welfare (MLL)
  • 13 January 2025

Appearance Pressures and Social Media

Social media platforms and their apps are overflowing with trends and tips related to appearance. While scrolling through this content, it’s easy to notice how viewing such images can stir up insecurities and feelings of inadequacy. Yet, makeup tutorials, shopping hauls, and core workout videos can feel as irresistible as honey to a bear. Why is it that social media images both fascinate and distress us at the same time?

WeHeartIt logo
  • Guide to app

We Heart It is an image-based social network for inspiring images.
  • +16
Grindr logo
  • Guide to app

Grindr is a dating app for gay, bi, trans and queer people to arrange meetings.
  • +18
BeReal logo
  • Guide to app

BeReal is a social media app where users are notified to share a photo within two minutes.
  • +13
Let's talk about Online Challenges : Conversation starters
  • Resource
  • Child Focus
  • 01 September 2020

Young europeans spend time on their screens for homework but also to chill, to game and to chat together. Some of them will even challenge each other and launch themselves into “impossible” missions. Challenges are components of their offline environment as well as their online life. Momo Challenge, Blue Whale Challenges or Jonathan Galindo Challenge are no longer unknown. Many young people are cautiously seduced by these challenges and try them in a safe way, but others rush into these challenges without realising the risks. Their popularity creates panic among parents.

Let's talk about Online Challenges : Conversation starters
  • Resource
  • Child Focus
  • 01 September 2020

Young europeans spend time on their screens for homework but also to chill, to game and to chat together. Some of them will even challenge each other and launch themselves into “impossible” missions. Challenges are components of their offline environment as well as their online life. Momo Challenge, Blue Whale Challenges or Jonathan Galindo Challenge are no longer unknown. Many young people are cautiously seduced by these challenges and try them in a safe way, but others rush into these challenges without realising the risks. Their popularity creates panic among parents.

Online challenges directory
  • Resource
  • Child Focus
  • 01 September 2020

Young europeans spend time on their screens for homework but also to chill, to game and to chat together. Some of them will even challenge each other and launch themselves into “impossible” missions. Challenges are components of their offline environment as well as their online life. Momo Challenge, Blue Whale Challenges or Jonathan Galindo Challenge are no longer unknown. Many young people are cautiously seduced by these challenges and try them in a safe way, but others rush into these challenges without realising the risks. Their popularity creates panic among parents.

Online challenges directory
  • Resource
  • Child Focus
  • 01 September 2020

Young europeans spend time on their screens for homework but also to chill, to game and to chat together. Some of them will even challenge each other and launch themselves into “impossible” missions. Challenges are components of their offline environment as well as their online life. Momo Challenge, Blue Whale Challenges or Jonathan Galindo Challenge are no longer unknown. Many young people are cautiously seduced by these challenges and try them in a safe way, but others rush into these challenges without realising the risks. Their popularity creates panic among parents.

Pedagogical kit: Online challenges
  • Resource
  • Child Focus
  • 01 September 2020

Nowadays, many challenges are circulating on the Internet and Youtube. Challenges can be fun and exhilarating. Doing something that is outside your control or that your friends don't dare to do, it stimulates your adrenaline level. But what if these challenges are dangerous? Or if someone is under pressure from the group? How do you react to someone who carries out dangerous missions to increase his or her audience and popularity on social networks?

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