Child Safety Week: Why it’s crucial to teach kids online skills for safer surfing
- During Child Safety Week 2025, experts emphasize the importance of teaching children digital skills to promote safer online experiences.
- This focus arises because children today are digital natives growing up online, facing risks like cyberbullying, scams, and inappropriate content often hard to recognize.
- Parents and carers serve as digital role models by engaging with children's online activities, building trust, and fostering open communication about safety and wellbeing.
- Key practices include setting agreed screen time boundaries, using parental control apps, applying privacy settings, encouraging critical thinking, and knowing when to seek help.
- These combined efforts aim to empower children to navigate the digital world responsibly while supporting their resilience and creating a safer online environment.
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Protecting children from digital dangers: CERT issues cyber advisory for parents
ISLAMABAD: The National Cyber Emergency Response Team (CERT) has issued an important advisory for parents to protect children from the ever-increasing dangers of social media and online platforms. The advisory urges parents to train children to be safe and responsible in the digital world, and educate them about the protection of personal information. Parents should monitor children's social media accounts and activities, including monitoring …
Navigating the digital world - The Southern Cross
Experts from around the nation spoke at a special school event dedicated to arming parents with the knowledge and confidence to navigate the digital world. Saint Ignatius’ College principal Lauren Brooks, keynote speaker Wayne Holdsworth and Premier Peter Malinauskas at the event. Photo: George Sotiropoulos Becoming more ‘tech smart’ was the focus of an impactful parent symposium at Saint Ignatius’ College in April. The Tech Smart event was desi…
Computer Game To Teach Dangers Of Extremism To Young People In Hull - Great Yorkshire Radio
Children and young people in Hull will have the chance to play a bespoke computer game designed to teach them about the dangers of extremism and radicalisation. The interactive learning package, titled Pathways: Navigating Gaming, the Internet and Extremism is being made available to schools, education settings and community and youth organisations throughout the city. With a particular focus on online interactions with the extreme right wing, p…
NCERT Releases Safety Guidelines for Children's Social Media Use
Copyright protected content copied from PhoneWorld website. In today’s digital world, social media has become an integral part of children’s lives. While it offers educational and creative opportunities, it also presents risks that parents need to manage. To help guide parents, the National Cyber Emergency Response Team (NCERT) has issued comprehensive guidelines to promote safe, responsible, and positive social media use among children. Here is…
National CERT Dictate Parents on Safe Use of Social Media for Children
The National Cyber Emergency Response Team (CERT), has issued guidelines to help parents train their children to participate in the digital world in a safe, responsible, and positive manner. Key points are outlined below: Complete Monitoring and Regular Review Regularly review your children’s social media accounts, friend lists, and daily activities. Also monitor messages, images, and posts to promptly identify suspicious or unusual activity. Tr…
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