This week we saw an inappropriate video live-streamed across the world via social media, and then later embedded into seemingly kid-friendly videos, has many families searching for ways to ensure their child's online safety. We recommend following safeonsocial.

What to do when your child sees something disturbing online.

Got kids in primary school or even younger? Chances are you've already had a moment of parental panic when they came across something online that wasn't made for young eyes.

Perhaps your daughter came across an explicit photo on Instagram. Maybe you found your son watching YouTube footage from a terror attack. Or it could be that your kids were exposed to Reddit threads with racial profanities, websites showing photos of self-harm, or pornographic videos.

Try as you might to filter out inappropriate content on the devices your children use, there's no escaping confronting or inappropriate content in today's internet-saturated world.

As a spokesperson for the Office of the eSafety Commissioner tells ABC Life: "When it comes to our kids being exposed to disturbing or inappropriate content online, unfortunately it's not a matter of 'if' but 'when'."

So what can you do as a parent when your kid comes across something really inappropriate - and you're worried it could actually cause harm?

Please click here to access the ABC Life article in full.

Parenting Ideas

Parenting Ideas is step up to help people successfully raise confident, happy and resilient kids.

It connects parents and educators to expert child development knowledge through first class digital channels and accompany it with a genuine human interface to make parenting support more accessible and impactful.

This weeks topic focuses on encouraging children and young people to develop relationships based on mutual respect and equality.

Continuing Programs

Children learn about:

Basic theory on Mindfulness and how it affects the brain and lessens stress and anxiety
The different ways to practice Mindfulness and integrate it into their lives
Their feelings and how this relates to anxiety and stress levels
Understanding stress and how it relates personally to them
Understanding triggers for stress and how to calm down when feeling stressed
Physical symptoms of stress and learning to identify when they need to take time out to calm themselves
Worrying and how it affects their happiness
Different types of thinking that increase anxiety or lessen anxiety
Noticing their own self-talk and how this is affects worrying and stress levels
Creating a balanced lifestyle including lots of chill out time and being in the flow

If you would like to nominate your child to participate in the Peaceful Kids program, or would like further information, please contact Sally Macey at smacey@arm.catholic.edu.au

STRONGER TOGETHER: ANTI-BULLYING MODULE

Due to this weeks athletics carnival, peer support will not be conducted.

However, next Friday 18 September, the session will look at Session 5 - Knowing your rights.

Purpose: To assist students to recognise bullying and know what to do to address it. This session looks closely at the rights of each individual in relation to bullying and harassment. It looks at a range of techniques to support those being bullied and encourage them and the bystanders to take action.

CENTACARE

The Rural Parenting Resilience Program (RPRP) is a free and flexible parenting support program developed by Centacare New England. They assist and support parents and carers by working with them to enrich their well-being, skills and parenting practices.

How children understand and express emotions impact all aspects of their life, especially their ability to learn and maintain friendships. This term we focus on strategies and skills to help children regulate their emotions. The Term 3 Newsletter which outlines Emotion Coaching – Skills for Parents Emotion Coaching – Skills for Parents.

For more information click on the this link .

St Philomena's School News

Issue 13 · 11 Sep 2020

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