Everyone has a role to play to protect and empower children online
Dear Parents,
Safer Internet Day took place on Tuesday, 11th February 2025. The celebrations are based around the theme, “Prepare / Protect / Thrive: Navigating Algorithms and Influencers.”
Lessons have been taking place around this and will continue over the next few weeks.
This theme invites parents, schools, educators, young people, and all stakeholders to consider how algorithms and influencers shape young people’s lives. In a world of endless online information, Safer Internet Day will explore ways to empower children to thrive, equipped with skills to navigate both the opportunities and challenges of these powerful digital influences. Safer Internet Day in Ireland is coordinated by Webwise.
What Parents can do?
Free Online Safety Parents Webinars: Prepare / Protect / Thrive
Webwise are hosting a webinar series to empower parents to support their child’s online experience. Each session dives into key aspects of the digital world, from safe communication and healthy online play to identifying misinformation and understanding how algorithms and privacy affect daily digital life. Through practical guidance, parents will learn how to foster respectful, responsible, and positive digital habits in their children, ensuring a balanced approach to online safety and digital well-being. Expert guests for the series include Dr. Colman Noctor, Coimisiún na Meán, Mark Little, and National Parents Council.
Register for the webinars at: https://www.webwise.ie/news/parent-webinars/
Webwise Parents Hub
Webwise offer a Parents Hub (https://www.webwise.ie/parents/). It has advice from experts in parenting, technology, psychology and education; Explainer Guides to popular apps and platforms; Talking Points; How-To Guides; and free resources such as the online safety booklet for parents.
We hope that you will find this information helpful
**Note a copy of the above information has been circulated via aladdin connect also to parents