'Tis the season... for unwrapping smart, safe tech gifts! 

Looking for tech gifts that are both fun and safe for your kids? With the holiday season upon us, choosing the right tech gifts for kids can be tricky. eSafety’s Gift Guide is here to help you unwrap age-appropriate options in tech. From gaming consoles to drones, we’ve done the homework so you can make safe, informed decisions.

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5 tips to keep your family safe and sane over the holidays

Will you be juggling screens and routines with the kids these holidays? We know it can be a challenge, so we’ve got 5 tips to help:

Adjust tech settings and use parental controls to keep kids safe while they play.
Talk to your child about what they are doing online and identify trusted people to go to if something worries them. Our Mighty Heroes can help.
Take care when taking and sharing photos and videos of children. Practice asking for permission and respecting people’s choices around being in photos and videos.
Set up a family tech agreement to suit the age and needs of your children.
Have fun! By watching and playing online together, you can learn about what your kids enjoy doing, as well as noticing any risks.

Keeping your family safe from tech-based coercive control

To mark 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (25 November to 10 December), eSafety partnered with the Telco Together Foundation to put the spotlight on tech-based coercive control. The ‘Love Is’ campaign aims to reinforce what love is - and what love isn’t - to help more Australians identify red flags or warning signs that a partner might be using technology as part of a broader pattern of coercive control.

Tech-based domestic, family and sexual violence can impact the whole family, including children and young people. eSafety has a number of resources to support parents and children experiencing tech-based abuse.

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Online gaming platform Roblox recently announced updates to its parental controls and protections for young people, allowing parents and carers to supervise child accounts from their own devices.

According to Roblox, this enables parents and carers to remotely:

View their child’s friends list
Monitor screen time and set daily limits
Manage chat settings
Set content maturity limits.

Even with improved safety settings in place, it’s important to have conversations with your child about what they are doing online and where they can turn for help. eSafety has a number of resources to parents to play an active role in their children’s online lives. Check out the eSafety Guide for information about the benefits and risks of using online games and apps like Roblox.

eSafety Guide

On International Day of People with Disability (3 December) - and all year round - we celebrate the progress and innovation driving inclusivity and empowerment for people with disabilities.

This year, we are proud to highlight the Be Safe Online resources developed by Scope, a project funded through eSafety's Online Safety Grants Program. The project is designed to support and empower young people with communication disabilities, cognitive impairments and low literacy skills who may face higher risks of online abuse, cyberbullying and scams.

The Be Safe Online resources include 12 Easy English guides that use clear language, simple visuals and practical advice to navigate the online world more safely and with confidence.

Explore the Easy English guides

eSafety acknowledges all First Nations people for their continuing care of everything Country encompasses — land, waters and community. We pay our respects to First Nations people, and to Elders past, present and future.

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