Nowadays, almost everywhere you find children you will also find computer games (91% to be exact as most studies indicate). These games are played on computers, game consoles, cell phones, and handheld devices. Parenting might often feel like having to say no over and over. No, we can’t have cake for breakfast everyday. No, we can’t buy an
Over the last year, we ran an Internet Safety campaign and survey for parents. We targetted women’s groups in hard to research communities and offered internet safety session on security, terminologies, social media, grooming, exploitation and radicalisation in order to help women build their knowledge and digital resilience. The survey was completely anonymous as we wanted to find out
WHAT DOES PRO-ANA AND PRO-MIA REFER TO? If you type “anorexia” or “bulimia” into Google, the results will consist of help, information and support for people who are suffering from those eating disorders. However, if you type in “pro-anorexia”, or “pro-ana/pro-mia”, a very different image emerges. It always follows with titles such as “Starving
Asian Mums Network won funding from the Institute of Strategic Dialogue and Google.org to develop an Internet safety campaign and tools for parents, in particular, targeting mums from hard to reach communities. During our scoping phase, we wanted to connect with European partners and gauge what issues families and young people across Europe faced in
The whole country was left stunned and horrified by the attacks in Westminster, Manchester and now London Bridge. What other cities and countries have experienced at the hands of Daesh has now come to our shores and we need to understand how to cope with this threat. More than ever, we’ve got to learn how
Women from different backgrounds help to make WARN what it is today. But one woman made it happen – Henna Rai. In November 2015, Henna met a group of women in her local community in Birmingham and was inspired by their need to do something to tackle radicalisation. At the time there was no platform for
In a world where all we do is share information at the drop of a hat, it’s important to be familiar with the dangers out there. It’s a nice idea to be able to share your children’s photos with those family members who live across the country or internationally, but it might not be
Twitter is one of the most popular social media sites where people can freely share their opinion regarding anything. A huge percentage of the twitter community belongs to the younger audience. Probably they are thrilled to join the site since their favourite artist or celebrity is also using the platform. Teens are using this online
Parents should be aware of the dangers that exist online. It’s fundamental to ensure that your children are safe when they browse the Internet, use online gaming or interact on social media. Online child sex offenders often log into chat rooms, social networking services, and gaming sites in order to gain contact with children. The prevalence
The internet has opened up a whole new world for us as a society. Like it or not our children manage the internet far better than we grown-ups do, so that means that it is important to be mindful of the sites that your child is visiting. The internet and mobile technology are also amazing
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