Internet Safety Articles
A curated selection of articles on internet safety, online threats and digital wellbeing for families. We review and summarise key stories so you can stay informed without having to search for them yourself.
Book Review: The Lemonade Hurricane
The Lemonade Hurricane captures this beautifully through the character of Henry, a child whose energy swirls like a storm. His sister Emma describes him as a hurricane, not because he is 'too much', but because everything inside him is moving all at once. Some children move fast, think fast, speak fast and feel fast. Their energy can fill a room, spill over and sometimes feel impossible to contain. What this story does so gently is shift the way we see that energy.
Communication Tips For Parents/Guardians
Communication is a vital skill that humans have developed since the beginning of time. It influences how we interact with each other and how we shape our history and culture. As parents, communication is also essential for creating healthy and supportive relationships with our children.
Book Review: Don't Hug Doug (He Doesn't Like It)
Not hello hugs, not goodbye hugs, not even celebration hugs. Hugs are often seen as a universal sign of affection. To him, they feel overwhelming and uncomfortable. They’re encouraged, expected and sometimes even insisted upon, especially for children. Doug doesn’t like hugs. But Don’t Hug Doug (He Doesn’t Like It) gently challenges that idea, reminding us that not everyone experiences touch in the same way.
Exploring online experiences: online hate
A collection of activities to use with children and young people aged 11-18 covering topics such as digital hate and equality and diversity digital. The post Exploring digital experiences: digital hate appeared first on Childnet.
World Day Against Child Labour
“Approximately 160 million children around the world are forced to engage in jobs that deprive them of their education, jeopardise their well-being and deny them their most basic rights.” (UNICEF, 2020) With the rise in awareness of child labour, it is important to fully distinguish between the terms ‘child work’ and ‘child labour’. .
Book Review: I Feel The World, Plus A Bonus Free Resource
For children, this inner world can be difficult to make sense of, especially when they don’t yet have the words to describe what is happening inside them. Inside every child is a whole world of feelings. Some feelings arrive quietly, others rush in all at once. Some feel light and easy to carry, while others can feel overwhelming, confusing and hard to explain. I Feel the World gently opens the door to that understanding.
AI and nude images
A leaflet for parents and carers about how to support young people to recognise and respond to the risks of using AI to create nude images. The post AI and nude images appeared first on Childnet.
