Tips to Manage Online Issues
Resources for use with young kids
Tips to manage online issues
This section provides links to practical tips to help parents manage online risks with young children.
- Cyberbullying (PDF 92KB), (HTML)
- Digital reputation (PDF 89KB), (HTML)
- Legal downloading (PDF 89KB), (HTML)
- Excessive internet use (PDF 90KB), (HTML)
- Identity theft (PDF 92KB), (HTML)
- Offensive or illegal content (PDF 92KB), (HTML)
- Mobile phone costs (PDF 91KB), (HTML)
- Online purchasing (PDF 96KB), (HTML)
- Protecting your information (PDF 91KB), (HTML)
- Safer social networking (PDF 93KB), (HTML)
- Sexting (PDF 91KB), (HTML)
- Unwanted sexual contact (PDF 93KB), (HTML)
- Violent content (PDF 92KB), (HTML)
Cybersmart Guide for Families
Knowing how to use the internet safely is essential to having a positive online experience. This booklet provides practical advice and information on safe internet use.
- Cybersmart guide for families (PDF, 843Kb), (HTML)
Guide to Online Safety
Hints and tips for parents, teens and kids about operating safely in an online environment. Download brochure
- English (PDF 1.2MB), (HTML)
- العربية (Arabic) (PDF 3.0MB), (HTML)
- 简体中文 (Chinese) (PDF 3.0MB), (HTML)
- Ελληνικά (Greek) (PDF 3.9MB), (HTML)
- Italiano (Italian) (PDF 3.0MB), (HTML)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese) (PDF 3.0MB), (HTML)
Say no to cyberbullying!
An overview of cyberbullying and how it can be addressed by parents, teens and kids. Download brochure
- English (PDF, 1.4Mb), (HTML)
- العربية (Arabic) (PDF, 3.2Mb), (HTML)
- 简体中文 (Chinese) (PDF, 3.2Mb), (HTML)
- Ελληνικά (Greek) (PDF, 4.1Mb), (HTML)
- Italiano (Italian) (PDF 3.7Mb) , (HTML)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese) (PDF, 3.1Mb), (HTML)
Dealing with offensive content
Provides parents, teens and kids with some proactive ways to deal with offensive content online. Download brochure
- English (PDF, 1.2Mb), (HTML)
- العربية (Arabic) (PDF, 3.4Mb), (HTML)
- 简体中文 (Chinese) (PDF, 3.3Mb), (HTML)
- Ελληνικά (Greek) (PDF, 3.3Mb), (HTML)
- Italiano (Italian) (PDF, 3.7Mb), (HTML)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese) (PDF, 3.3Mb), (HTML)
Mobile phone safety
Offers helpful advice for parents, teens and kids to address the issues related to mobile phone use. Download brochure
- English (PDF, 1.3Mb), (HTML)
- العربية (Arabic) (PDF, 3.8Mb), (HTML)
- 简体中文 (Chinese) (PDF, 3.9Mb), (HTML)
- Ελληνικά (Greek) (PDF, 3.8Mb), (HTML)
- Italiano (Italian) (PDF, 4.1Mb), (HTML)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese) (PDF, 3.8Mb), (HTML)
Socialising on the internet
Social networking is essential in most teenagers’ lives. This brochure provides tips for parents, teens and kids to help address issues and stay safe when social networking. Download brochure
- English (PDF, 1.2Mb), (HTML)
- عربية (Arabic) (PDF, 3.6Mb), (HTML)
- 简体中文 (Chinese) (PDF, 3.5Mb), (HTML)
- Ελληνικά (Greek) (PDF, 3.1Mb), (HTML)
- Italiano (Italian) (PDF, 4.1Mb), (HTML)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese) (PDF, 3.4Mb), (HTML)
Source: www.cybersmart.gov.au
Top Ways Kids Hide Their Online Behavior From Parents
“This is the kind of article title that draws you in instantaeously. We all know that kids and adults live subterranean lives on the Web, cultivating multiple personas and living in many worlds. But parents are rightfully concerned—or at least intensely curious—about what their kids are doing and how they are hiding what they are doing from the adult world. There is no substitute for having a good relationship with your kids, and being able to talk to them about what is going on in their lives. But short of that, parents are doing detective work. Russ Werner cites in the following Huff Post article facts such as 53 percent of teens clear their browser history to keep web visits off the record, and 15 percent of teens create a private email address unknown to their parents. Read on for more ….”