Grandparents play a crucial role in your child’s life and many children might not understand why they can’t visit them right now.
Continue readingHow to keep children and grandparents connected while social distancing
Being a Childline Listening Volunteer: Ailish’s Story
Childline Listening volunteer Ailish Dunne talks about why she joined the team and how it has impacted her life.
Continue readingISPCC and the Vodafone Ireland Foundation launch Digital Ready Hub to help parents and carers keep children safe online
The portal is designed to help parents and carers learn about how they can support children and young people to be safe online
Continue readingWebwise Parents – what to do if images of my child are shared online
Elaine Byrnes, Doctoral Researcher-Psychology, NUI Galway offers advice on what to to do if intimate images of your child are shared online.
Continue readingWebwise: Forever – A short film about the permanence of the online world
Sharing nudes that could hurt or embarrass others causes real harm, damages reputations and changes lives forever.
Continue readingWebwise Parents: #BeInCtrl – A short film on Online Grooming
It is NOT okay for anyone to pressure or coerce you into sending nudes online. If this happens to you, you are a victim of a crime.
Continue readingWebwise Parents: What to do if something goes wrong online?
Áine Lynch, CEO of the National Parents Council Primary offers advice for parents on supporting their children online.
Continue readingThe Laws Protecting Children Online
Detective Sergeant Mike Smyth goes through the history of laws protecting children online.
Top Tip: The maximum prison sentence for child exploitation is twenty years.
How to talk to your child about ‘Sexting’ – Potential Legal Implications
Digital Ready Hub – ISPCC – Detective Sergeant Mike Smyth explains the potential legal implications of ‘sexting’. Top Tip: Remind your child to treat every individual they interact with online with respect.
Online Child Grooming: A crime that’s taken seriously by An Garda Síochána
Detective Sergeant Mike Smyth describes how cases of online grooming are dealt with by An Garda Síochána. Top Tip: Email your local garda station or call 1800 555 222 if you think your child is being groomed online.