Parenting in a Digital Age - Dalby

About Parenting in a Digital Age - Dalby

Do your children have a smart phone or access the internet?

IF SO, THEN YOU NEED A CYBER SAFETY PLAN NOW

GET CYBER SAFE READY FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR;

DID YOU KNOW?

- 1 in 4 Australian kids are cyber bullied at least once EVERY 2 weeks.

- Kids as young as 9 are “sexting” in Queensland

- 87% of teens admit they regret at least one of their online posts

- 11 million teens have left Facebook in the last 2 years & are now using Kik, Instagram & Snapchat

Parenting in a Digital Age seminars offer parents the chance to get on a level playing field with their kids regarding the ever changing technology landscape and offers easy to understand solutions to get in a place a CYBER SAFETY PLAN for your child and family.

As the internet is here to stay it is importation we teach our kids resilience, digital ethics and how to stay safe. Parenting in the Digital Age is not about banning your child from using a smart phone or apps but rather helps parents to teach their children how to safely navigate the virtual world.

Parenting in the Digital Age seminars run for about 1 hour and cover the following topics:

- The 10 easy steps to a Cyber Safety Plan to protect your child online

- Ways in which kids are connecting and how to monitor their use

- Social media platforms & apps being used, how to use them safely & what the real risks are

- What is cyberbullying, how is it being done and what to do if you child experiences it

- Top 5 tips for what to do if you discover your child has acted inappropriately online

- What is “sexting”, how to try to prevent it and what to do if your child is involved

- Teaching children to be better cyber citizens and ensure their digital footprint does not prevent future employment.

- Advice often given to parents revolves around “know what your child is doing online” but offers no practical starting point for parents. 

Skye McPhee, Pathways to Protection’s Cyber Safety Consultant, believes that it is often forgotten that just as this is the first generation of teens growing up online, this is also the first generation of parents facing the problem of keeping them safe. Parenting in a Digital Age aims to help address the lack of practical advice to parents so they can be armed with information to protect their child.