Wellbeing 

      Student Wellbeing Hub- Highlighting Cyber Safety

We wish to bring your attention to a resource called the ‘Student Wellbeing Hub’: studentwellbeinghub.edu.au/parents.  This resource has a variety of wellbeing topics that can provide you with relevant information, advice, and strategies for supporting your young person’s wellbeing and safety. ​

What is online safety?

Online safety is the act of staying safe online with the use of any technological device which has access to the internet.

How can we work together?

As a parent and carer, you have an essential role in guiding your child to protect themselves from online harms and risks.  It is imperative that they learn how to have positive online experiences that ensures they can communicate safely with their peers and that this experience does not impact their mental health and wellbeing.

We understand that it can be challenging to keep up with new technologies and applications that allow young people to communicate online.  By working together, we can support your child to use technology effectively to connect to others, to have fun safely and to enhance their learning.

Where to start?

If you wanted more information and strategies about cyber safety, please refer to: www.esafety.gov.au/parents.  This resource will provide webinars for parents and carers to develop strategies to support and encourage online safety.  Moreover, the strategies are centered on ensuring your young person can have a positive experience online and understanding the challenges that can occur.  This can be achieved through watching short videos or using one of the family advice sheets to build your capacity to speak to your children about how to be safe online. 

Kind Regards,

Kate Bonazza.