Creating a safer connected world: Parents and carers

Distributing printed resources to parents during lockdown

Dutch Safer Internet Centre

During the lockdown, the Dutch Safer Internet Centre was asked to cooperate on a special resource package for children and families with the Bureau Jeugd en Media, experts on digital education, and the designers of Be Internet Awesome at Google, which was produced in print format.

Exploring the relationship between basic and digital literacy

Dutch Safer Internet Centre

The Dutch Safer Internet Centre created a podcast together with the Dutch Library Platform on how books can contribute to children’s online safety.

What is it like to be a small child surrounded by media?

Finnish Safer Internet Centre

In the current age, small children are born into a world full of media. This is why media education should be considered early on in families, preferably before the child is born. How is media and different devices part of our everyday lives? How is our family’s digital wellbeing? How to mind the baby or the toddler while using media yourself? Rauna Rahja, Planner at the Mannerheim League for Child Welfare, reflects on this question, and on what the Finnish Safer Internet Centre is doing in this regard.

Conferences for parents on the main risks encountered by children online during the pandemic

Romanian Safer Internet Centre

More than half (54.7 per cent) of children consider the excessive use of digital technologies a major risk encountered during the pandemic, according to the study "Impact of COVID-19 on children in Romania", conducted on a sample of 5,000 children. Other risks identified in the analysis of Save the Children Romania, the Romanian Safer Internet Centre, include false information (39.5 per cent) and cyberbullying (25.8 per cent).

Celebrating Safer Internet Day in times of social distancing

Safer Internet Day Team

Safer Internet Day (SID) is getting close. On Tuesday, 9 February 2021, SID will take place across the world, once again with a theme of “Together for a better internet”. While we recognise that celebrations may look different for this edition as we all adapt to COVID-19 constraints, there are still many ways for you to get involved in Safer Internet Day, even from the comfort of your own home!

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.