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RESOURCES

CANADIAN CENTRE FOR CHILD PROTECTION (C3P)

• Commit to Kids Guide for Parents (downloadable PDF)​ - click on the link
  
• Parenting Tweens and Teens in the Digital World (Downloadable PDF) - click on the link​
• VIDEO - 'Online Risks and Trends' (presentation video) - click on the link
  
• Zoe and Molly Online ​- Zoe and Molly are all about online gaming. Join Zoe and Molly as they build epic castles and collect cats while learning about how to play safely online. (for Grades 3 to 5)​ - click on the link
  

EXPLOITATION & SEXTORTION

• Children of the Street - working to prevent the sexual exploitation and human trafficking of children and youth in BC | Click here for downloadable resources​
  
• DontGetSextorted.ca - information about sextortion and steps to take if you or someone you know is being sextorted
• Exploitation Education Institute - information on online exploitation and human trafficking prevention ​
• NeedHelpNow.ca - helps teens stop the spread of sexual pictures or videos and provides support along the way. If you or someone you know has been negatively impacted by a self/peer exploitation incident, we are here to help offer guidance on the steps you can take to get through it.
• Project Arachnid - is an innovative tool to combat child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on the internet
• Thorn - Sextortion. Yup It's a Thing - Stop Sextortion and Getting Help

ONLINE SAFETY

• Common Sense Media - Parent Tips and FAQs  --> Screen Time | Cyberbullying | Privacy & Internet Safety | Learning with Technology | Special Needs & Learning Difficulties | Parents Need to Know (click on this button) | Family Media Agreements​
• Netsmartz (NCMEC) - online safety education program. It provides age-appropriate videos and activities to help teach children be safer online with the goal of helping children to become more aware of potential online risks and empowering them to help prevent victimization by making safer choices on and offline. 
• ​Videos - Classic NetSmartzKids - Titles include: Bad Etiquette Stinks, Connecting with New Friends Online, It's OK to Tell, Know the Rules, etc
• Into the Cloud Movies (Season 1 and 2)
• Activities - Cloud Quest Interactive Safety Adventures​
  
• ProtectKidsOnline.ca - to help parents/guardians stay on top of the digital world their children are engaging in.
• Safer Schools Together - Parent/Caregiver Resources - Raising Digitally Responsible Youth: A Parent's Guide (free download) ​
  
• TELUS Wise Resources: ​Social Media | Privacy and Security | Online Safety | Digital Wellness | Cyberbullying | Artificial Intelligence
• TELUS Wise for Adults and Parents: Kids, technology and rules | Helping our kids navigate our digital world guide | Helping our kids deal with cyberbullying guide | Helping our kids use their smartphone safely guide | A guide to social media and messaging apps
• TELUS Wise:  #HowWoulduFeel - End the culture of forwarding intimate images
• TELUS Wise: Smartphone Quiz
• TELUS Wise for kids: It's about your digital footprint, not your shoe size plus TELUS Wise comics
• TELUS Wise Tips: Help keep yourself and your family safer in our digital world​

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PERSONAL SAFETY: Where to Begin and What to Discuss?​

The discussion points in the links below can be applied to online behaviours and situations.

• Beginning the discussion (4 to 7 years old)
• Continuing the discussion (8 to 11 years old)
• Teaching Your Children Safe Surfing Habits (Tip Sheet)
• Family Guidelines for New Tech Devices (Tip Sheet)
• Social Media Rules (Tip Sheet)
• Family Online Rules (Tip Sheet)
• Promoting Ethical Online Behaviours with Your Kids (Tip Sheet)
• What Parents know about their kids digital lives | Prevnet Parent Survey Report 2021
• For Parents: ​​Blogs, Games, Tip Sheets, Guides, Workshops + Tutorials, Videos
• Social Media and Your Kids - to help parents better understand how their kids are using social networking and to provide them with tips and tools they can use to help them minimize negative experiences and maximize the positive opportunities that social media has to offer.​

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• Cybertip.ca​ offers a unique lens into new online risks children and youth are facing. Sign up for emails and receive important information about current trends and emerging technology concerns to help keep your family safe online. Local law enforcement detachment (RCMP, local police station)

• Screenagers Resources: Video Games | Digital Citizenship | Internet Addiction | Parenting Apps | Screentime Contracts | Screen Time Balance |
• Parenting in the Screen Age: A Guide for Calm Conversations
• Risky Play for Children: Why we should let kids go outside and then get out of the way (CBC)​ ​
  
• Tech Solutions by Dr Shimmi Kang
• Book Titles DigCit.pdf​​

• ​​​​CHILDHOOD 2.0 - A documentary about Growing Up in the Digital Age
• Social Dilemma (Netflix)
• Video - "Online Risks and Trends" Canadian Centre for Child Protection (C3P) (2022)
• Podcast - TVO Screentime ​- ​Join hosts Taylor Owen and Nicole Edwards as they talk​ to parents and kids who are navigating the digital world, and the researchers and policymakers who can help us understand its impact.

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