Get your runners on this Easter weekend for fun, frolics and a family day out!

Childline Family Fun Run 2024

Fancy a fun day out for the whole family this Easter with face painting, goody bags, music and much, much more? Then make your way to the West Pier in Dun Laoghaire for Childline’s inaugural Family Fun Run on Easter Saturday, March 30.

The day before Easter Sunday is a perfect one for an active get-together with the whole family, whether you fancy a walk, jog or run. The next day you’ll have the perfect excuse to indulge yourself with an Easter Egg or two or three…

The course is a total of just 3km (1.5km out along the pier and then back), and is suitable for everyone, including parents with strollers, small children, teenagers and not forgetting grandparents.

Whether you’re an active family, or you and your family are looking for a way to spend quality time together while giving back to an amazing cause; we have the perfect challenge for the whole family. 

To register for the event or find out more, go to Childline Family Fun Run| Fundraising Event Ireland (https://www.idonate.ie/event/childlinefamilyfunrun)

The event takes place between 10am and 12pm on the lower level of the West Pier and it’s open to all combinations of families and all ages, although those under 16 must be accompanied by an older family member. 

Once you’ve completed the pier run, you will receive a Childline Family Fun Run Certificate of Completion. Make sure you’ve got space on the fridge!

ISPCC needs to raise over 75% of its funding through donations each year to ensure we can be there to support children and young people 24-hours a day, 365 days of the year. We rely on the generosity of the public and are grateful for all support. We encourage children to reach out for any reason.

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Looking for info on cyberbullying. I’m a parent

Hi there,

Many thanks for getting in touch with Ask Robyn asking about cyber bullying. Bullying of any kind is often difficult to address and understand and cyber bullying further adds to this complication.

By definition, cyber bullying is “the use electronic and digital means to deliberately harass, ridicule or hurt another person or group of people. It can be an extension of face-to-face bullying when technology such as social media platforms, text messages or email are used to deliberately hurt others” (www.youth.ie/programmes/projects-initiatives/web-safety-in-youth-work/cyberbullying-inappropriate-content/ )

One of the areas of complexity when bullying is online is that it can be difficult to identify with certainty who the perpetrator or bully really is.

It is important to talk about cyber bullying with you child or young person so that they know what to look out for and how to respond. It is important that they know that no one has the right to be mean to them or make them feel unsafe online. Remind them if this ever happens, to not reply and talk to a trusted adult as soon as they can.

The National Youth Council of Ireland (highlighted above) and some other services also provide support with addressing and understanding cyber bullying: www.spunout.ie ; www.webwise.ie ; Cyberbullying – HSE.ie .

We also have some articles on our website that you may find helpful for further understand: www.ispcc.ie/a-glossary-of-cyber-bullying-terms-every-parent-should-know-about/ ; www.ispcc.ie/how-parents-schools-can-prevent-cyberbullying/ ; www.ispcc.ie/online-risks-and-cyberbullying-videos/ ; www.ispcc.ie/cyberbullying-facts-signs-supports/ ;

It is important that cyber bullying is reported, depending on the information you have available may impact who, where or how you report it. This may be to school or the gardai. You may wish to discuss this further and if so you can contact ISPCC’s Support Line which can be contacted by email to [email protected] by phone from Monday to Friday 9am – 1pm on 01 522 4300.

Take care,

Robyn

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Who are our children talking to online, asks ISPCC as it launches new campaign ahead of Safer Internet Day 2024.

ISPCC has developed a new ad campaign alerting parents to the dangers of online grooming in the run up to Safer Internet Day on February 6.

One thing we know for sure is that the online landscape is ever-changing, and that’s a scary prospect for even the most tech-savvy of parents.

We have released a range of helpful articles and videos on our Digital Ready Hub, and Parenting Hub to help equip parents with the tools to teach their children how to stay safe when they’re online while also encouraging them not to fear new technology. 

We are also delighted to bring you this FREE webinar series to coincide with Safer Internet Day 2024. These webinars aim to support families and their young people to be safe online. 

Register below:

  • ‘Don’t teach your kids to fear the online world, teach them to navigate It’ Parents webinar, Wednesday, February 7, 7pm to 8pm. Click here to register
  • “Don’t fear the online world, navigate it’ Parents and young people webinar, Thursday, February 8, 7pm to 7.30pm. Click here to register