Cyber Safety Tips
This year’s National Child Protection Week was held last week. The eSafety Commissioner has developed a series of resources for people of all ages, including:
Online safety resources for parents
Another supportive read was published by ABC news in July this year. It begins with an eight year old and shares reflections from her and her parents as she becomes an adolescent regarding access to a smartphone and social media.
When should teenagers get a phone and how can families delay their child joining social media?
REPEATED FROM STUDENT WELLBEING
Social Media in the news (again).
We are leaving the following resource in our newsletter for another week. This may assist families tackle the challenges students, (and their parents) face in an online world.
FAMILY TECHNOLOGY AGREEMENTS
A Family Technology Agreement outlines the ways a family can work together to develop and maintain a healthy, balanced and safe relationship with technology. The term technology refers to all screens and internet capable devices in the house (including laptops, desktops, iPads, smart tablets, iPhone, smart phones and gaming consoles). Some families may opt to include TV in this agreement.
Please refer to these links from the Daniel Morcombe Foundation for resources to help you as a family to make your own Technology Agreement.