Creating a safer connected world: Parents and carers

My child has created a social media account without me knowing, what can I do?

Maltese Safer Internet Centre

When children are taking the step of creating an account on social media without you knowing, the best piece of advice for you is to get curious, not furious. Use this as an opportunity to ask some key questions about the particular social media platform they are on and what they have been doing on it.

How can parents teach their children how to handle disinformation?

Maltese Safer Internet Centre

Parents play an important role in teaching their kids how to critically evaluate the news. These media literacy skills are vital for kids growing up in the digital age.

What can parents do to protect their child’s privacy online?

Maltese Safer Internet Centre

It is natural for parents and carers to want to keep their child safe and as far away from physical harm as possible. That has not changed and is equally true for the digital world — especially when our kids have coexisting physical and digital lives.

Taking stock of the state of online safety ahead of Safer Internet Day 2021

Safer Internet Day Team

On Tuesday, 9 February 2021, we will join “Together for a better internet” to celebrate yet another edition of Safer Internet Day (SID) - though this time in a starkly different digital environment, compared to previous editions. Almost one year after the advent of the COVID-19 crisis and the changes it has brought about in our online habits, we review the new realities with regards to safety and well-being in the online sphere.

“A perfect face on the internet…” – Online conference on the impact of influencers in Latvia

Latvian Safer Internet Centre

Online celebrities, their lives, experiences and stories – do they affect lives of adolescents?  Is it worth listening to influencers and take their every advice? Can anyone become an influencer? In the online conference "A perfect face on the internet…" different experts tried to find answers to these and many other questions.

How to talk to your teenager about sexting?

Maltese Safer Internet Centre

Sexting is the electronic sending and receiving of photos and videos that are sexually suggestive or explicit, often containing nudity, sex acts, texted sexual messages, or sexting emojis. Talking to your kids about sexting can feel awkward for everyone but it is an important conversation to have, especially considering this phenomenon is on the rise among teenagers.