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The Unexpected Benefits of Running Digital Leaders in Your Youth Setting
At Childnet, we’ve seen the transformative power of our Digital Leaders Programme. But beyond the obvious benefits of enhancing online safety skills and empowering youth voices, we’ve observed some unexpected advantages that we would like to share with you. One of the most significant benefits is the fostering of an environment of mutual respect and […]
Celebrating World Book Day 2024 with Childnet
At Childnet we have a range of brilliant stories that you can share as a family or within your education setting. All of our books are free to download on our website, and are designed to suit different ages and reading abilities.
Championing youth voice this LGBT+ History Month
To celebrate LGBT+ History Month, Childnet have created a poster for you to download and print for free. The poster is designed to be displayed in the classroom or at home, and can be a great starting point for discussions about the experiences of LGBT+ young people online.
Navigating safe internet use for your children: a child counsellor’s perspective
In this blog Judah Racham, Place2Be’s Programme Leader for Family Work, gives his tips for parents and carers on navigating online safety.
What do I need to know about Palworld? A guide for parents and carers
Palworld sold eight million units in the first six days of early access, and reached two million players on Steam, making it the second-highest played game of all time on the platform.
Youth Advisory Board - January Update
At the residential in October, the Childnet Youth Advisory Board developed ideas for a new educational resource tackling the issue of reliability online. In the latest blog, Maximilian reflects on the residential, talks through the board’s ideas, and how it feels to see the resource coming together.
Help Young People Overcome Online Bullying: Guide for Parents
Parents and carers play an important role in guiding young people to recognise and respond to online bullying. Cyberbullying often happens on personal devices that young people have continuous access to. This means it can happen anywhere and at any time, so it can feel like it’s hard to escape. Here we give carers some […]
Meta makes Messenger End to End Encrypted (E2EE)
Childnet is opposed to Meta’s move to make Messenger conversations end-to-end encrypted (E2EE), as well as the intention to make the same step to Instagram direct messaging. The intention was outlined by Meta several years ago and it is controversial, even though E2EE services are popular, valued and provide high levels of privacy to their […]
October update from the Childnet Youth Advisory Board
In this blog, Saamya from the Childnet Youth Advisory Board looks at the Board’s residential in October.