Dear School Leaders,
We want to share a few resources that you might share with parents and caregivers to help them keep their children safe online. The most important message you can share with parents and caregivers is to be curious (not judgmental) about their children’s online activities and have conversations with their children about what they do online. Additionally, parents and caregivers should make sure that children know they are ready to help if their children find themselves in an unsafe situation online.
These resources will equip parents with the tools they need to talk to their children about online safety and help out if a child shares that they are in an unsafe situation.
- ThinkUKnow: Resources for parents and caregivers to help keep children safe online, from the Australian Federal Police.
- Cyber Safe Kids: Free books from Cyberlite about online safety for children ages 7-12.
- Take it Down: This service is one step you can take to help remove online nude, partially nude, or sexually explicit photos and videos taken before you were 18.
- Alecto AI: Built by online image abuse survivors, for survivors, this free app allows you to find and remove unauthorized content including deepfakes.
- Gaming, devices, and what you need to know: A resource for parents with advice on how to set privacy and safety controls on different devices and in different games.
- National Online Safety Guides: Online safety guides for specific apps, devices, games, and more.
Sincerely,
Debbie Downes (She/Her)
Director of Global School Initiatives
International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (ICMEC)
2318 Mill Road, Suite 1010
Alexandria, VA 22314
United States