“It’s like a tattoo. As for tattoos, I’ve prevented my kids from getting those by reminding them that they’re like buying a dumb sweater and wearing it for the rest of their lives. Posting dumb things on the Internet is worse. At least there’s a painful process to remove the tattoo. The Internet has no such safe guard.” John C. Dvorak, PC Magazine
Youth
https://needhelpnow.ca/app/en/
Needhelpnow.ca helps teens stop the spread of sexual pictures or videos and provides support along the way.
http://www.cybertip.ca/app/en/
Information and resources or to report someone at risk online
http://mobility.protectchildren.ca/app/en/
The Mobile Safety website details current and potential safety issues to children/adolescents using mobile phones, as well as steps parents/guardians can take to ensure their child/adolescent’s mobile phone use is safe.
Parent
http://kidsintheknow.ca/app/en/parents
A resource for parents to assess children’s safety, develop developmentally appropriate rules about online materials.
http://mobility.protectchildren.ca/app/en/
The Mobile Safety website details current and potential safety issues to children/adolescents using mobile phones, as well as steps parents/guardians can take to ensure their child/adolescent’s mobile phone use is safe.
http://www.unh.edu/ccrc/internet-crimes/safety_ed.html
Internet Safety Education for Teens: Getting It Right – What to Say
http://www.kidsintheknow.ca/PDFS/impact_of_viewing.pdf
Impact of Viewing Pornography
http://www.cybertip.ca/app/en/
Information and resources or to report someone at risk
http://www.thedoorthatsnotlocked.ca/
Parental advice and tools for keeping their children safe on the internet
Educators/Professionals
http://kidsintheknow.ca/app/en/professional_development
A resource for educators to assess children’s safety, develop developmentally appropriate rules about online materials.
http://www.cybertip.ca/app/en/
Information and resources or to report someone at risk
http://www.thedoorthatsnotlocked.ca/
Advice for educators and tools for keeping their children safe on the internet