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Online Safety for Children

How to protect children from harmful content, bullying, suicidal online communities, and sexual exploitation on the Internet

Experts: Mariia Yefrosinina, Anastasiia Diakova

It is normal to worry about the impact of time spent on the Internet on your child. People can be harassed, content can be harmful, and friends can be manipulative.

Learn how to explain the rules of safe Internet use to kids in this series: how to communicate safely, use gadgets, and consume content. How sexual violence and cyberbullying – online harassment – manifest themselves online. Learn all about social networks, messengers, and online games.

The Internet can be a safe place for everyone – the main thing is to understand its threats and be able to counter them. Your kid can do it!

The educational series was implemented at the initiative of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, with the support of the Swiss-Ukrainian EGAP Program implemented by the East Europe Foundation.

Format:
Education series
EKTS:
0.1
Languages:
Ukrainian, English
Topic:
Cybersecurity
Competencies:
Security in the digital environment
Skills:

Program

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Episode 0 - Intro

Can a kid get into trouble on the Internet? What to do and whom to contact if this happens? Isn't it easier to turn off the Internet? Today's kids are "born with a smartphone," so it's vital to teach them a healthy relationship with the Internet. How? Let's find out in the series. And let's start with a general list of questions in this episode!
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Episode 1 - Family rules

Why do kids actively use the Internet? Is too much screen time harmful to kids' health and how to regulate this time? To answer these questions, we need to understand the role of the Internet in kids' lives and develop a culture of gadget use in the family. How? Let's find out together – turn it on!
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Episode 2 - Social media and messengers

What social networks are popular among Ukrainian kids? What are the opportunities and dangers of these social networks? Let's take a look at TikTok, SnapChat, Instagram, Youtube, Viber, and Telegram and find out what to set up and discuss with your kid to make sure they use these social networks and messengers safely. Start it!

Invited experts

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Mariia Yefrosinina
TV host, founder of the Charity Weekend series of charity events, the first Honorary Ambassador of the UN Foundation in the field of population in Ukraine.
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Anastasiia Diakova
Coordinator of programs to protect children from violence at the Office of the Commissioner for Children's Rights and founder of the #Stop_sexting project

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