We know that effective communication between parent and child can promote better life satisfaction among young people. By having regular little chats, we invest in our children’s digital resilience and hopefully shape their thinking too! Here is a list of questions you can dip into from time to time to kickstart these important conversations.
MOMO is a scary looking character that your child could potentially encounter online or hear talked about at school. We help to demystify MOMO and give you tips on how to help your child to stay safe online.
It’s important that our children understand how they should behave online and why it’s so important. Discuss your digital values as a family, using this resource as a guide.
In this podcast, Dr Weston talks to Professor Clarissa Smith about concerns parents have about their teens accessing pornography and they discuss ways to promote healthy sexual development in our young people.
In this podcast, Dr Weston talks to Professor Sonia Livingstone, one of the foremost experts on how children and young people engage in the digital world. They discuss screen time, children’s use of smart phones and the place of digital technology in families today.
A set of rules for the whole family to agree on before your child is allowed their own phone.
Listen to Dr Weston’s 5 most important tips for families to consider when engaging with the digital world.
A useful summary of 50 things that parents should be aware of, or reflect on, when it comes to thinking about their child’s use of social media. Read through the list and see if anything resonates. Use it as a platform for those all-important chats with your child.
When should you buy them a phone? And if you do, what should you talk to them about before you do? This resource is a great handy guide for parents to mull over before they give their child a phone.
This video describes key things that parents need to know about the concept of screen time.
