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Digital Parenting

Internet Safety Day 2019

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Welcome and Introduction

Community Learning & Development
Interactive workshop
Group Agreement

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Group Agreement

Confidentiality

Acceptance

Respect

Participation

Anything else?

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What would you do?

On Monday a new pupil has started at the school and is in your child's class. By Tuesday your child has been invited for a sleep-over at this new class mate's house for this Friday. It's a movie and games night. Your child is really keen to go and tells you everyone else is going. Your child needs a reply by tomorrow

What are you thinking and what would you do next?

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Some interesting information …

Average friends a 12-15 has on social media

272

60% of teens have ben asked for a sexual image

43%of 12-15 own a tablet

20% of 11-12 has had an upsetting experience on social media

48% of 11 year olds have a social media profile

In 2015 Internet Matters released research which showed how children were leaving their parents behind when it comes to knowledge and use of the internet.

It revealed the challenges that parents face in keeping up with what their children are doing online, with 48% believing their children know more about the internet than they do and 73% of children agreeing.

However, just a year later the research was repeated and showed that gap in tech-knowledge between parents and their children is narrowing.

It showed that parents had a greater understanding of the common social media platform that their children were using; parent had overtaken children uploading photos, videos and music online and the humble desktop computer was almost retired as 6 out of 10 parents turned to smartphones to go online.

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Penetration rates: Years to reach c.50m users

Angry birds 35 days

Radio 38 years
Mobile 12 years
Web 4 years
Facebook 5 years
YouTube 1 year

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Penetration Rate

14 days

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The Good

Online games can enhance teamwork and creativity

Can add to your child's store of knowledge

Households with computers perform better academically

Improve visual intelligence and hand eye co-ordination

Outcomes for children are better from connected technology

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The Bad

Sleep cycles are affected by blue light from screens
Screen-based entertainment increases central nervous system arousal
Millennials are more forgetful than OAPS
One study found that the more distracted you are the less able you are to experience empathy
Risks around aggressive, sexual, values and commercial content

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The Ugly

11 years is the average age to first view porn online
1/3 of children have seen an explicit image by the age of 10
25% of children will experience cyberbullying
50% of children say someone has been nasty online

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Technology in your Home

In small groups write down

the number of devices in your home
Who gets to access the devices
Rules and boundaries

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The kids are watching you…

The kids will be watching how you use technology. Consider how you behave, be consistency in how you role model good behaviour Consider the following

Turn off notifications to avoid that constant ‘ping’
Buy an alarm clock so you don’t have to have devices in the bedrooms
Keep your phone on silent when you pick the kids up from school
No phones at the table rule or no phones between 6-7 rule
Consider what you post – do you get permission from your kids?

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Controlling Tech Time

Set a good example
Talk together about the time spent online
Agree an appropriate length of time they can use their device(s)
Get the whole family to unplug and create screen free time
Use technology apps to manage screen time

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What the kids are saying...

https://www.betterinternetforkids.eu/web/portal/resources/videos/detail?articleId=691540

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Useful Websites

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Key Messages

Think of the internet as a place your child goes to - in their bedroom doesn't necessarily mean they are at home
Role model - what does your digital behaviour look like to your child.
Be clear on your family rules, limits and acceptable behaviour online. They aren't necessarily the same as others.
If you are not prepared to say or do it in the middle of Drumoak - don't do it online definitely more people will hear and see it

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Homework

Complete the Fortnite Quiz together and have a discussion about the game if your child plays it
Discuss any house rules you would like to introduce to your family
Internet search yourself – put some basic information name and the town you live in and see what you find

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Contact Details

Susan McGregor

Adult Learning

Senior Community Learning and Development Worker

susan.mcgregor@Aberdeenshire.gov.uk