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Privacy and Personal Information

  • What are some things you shouldn’t share online?
  • What is the difference between ‘public’ and ‘private’ posts or groups?
  • What do you know about privacy settings? Why do you think they are important?
  • What would you do if you were asked for information that you didn’t think was safe to share?
Online privacy
digital footprint

Managing time Online

  • How do you spend your time online?
  • How would you tell if you were spending too much time online? What could you try if you wanted to spend less time online?
  • How do you feel when you have to turn off your game or activity online?
  • What apps/ platforms or games do you use most often? Why?
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Online Bullying

Have you ever felt sad or unhappy when you have been online? What did you do? Would you do anything differently now?

What does online bullying look like to you? What’s the difference between bullying and joking around?

What advice would you give to a friend who was being bullied online? What support could you offer them?

What would you do if one of your friends was bullying someone else?

What does being an “upstander” mean? How could you do this safely?

How is an online friend different to an offline friend?

Online bullying
banter vs bullying

Social Media vs Reality

  • Do you think social media shows what people’s everyday lives are like?
  • What age do you think you should have your own social media account? What social media account do you want to go on?
  • What social media does your friend’s use?
  • How would you be able to tell if someone is getting paid to promote content on social media?
Advice for parents
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Truth & Tricksters

  • What’s catfishing? How could someone pretend to be someone else? How would you be able to tell if someone is who they say they are?
  • How do you know what’s real and made up online? What do real things look like? Can you show me something online that is real?
  • What do made up things look like? Can you show me something online that is made up?
  • What could you do if you thought someone was pretending to be someone else online?
Catfishing
Misinformation

Online pornography

  • Have you ever seen any adult pictures online? How did that make you feel? What kinds of questions did you have after seeing those pictures? What did you do?
  • What would you do if a friend or someone else was pressuring you to look at pornography online? Who could you talk to?
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Sending naked images

Consider the appropriateness of discussing this particular challenge with your child – think about your child’s age & stage.
  • What do you know about nudes?
  • How common do you think sending nudes is?
  • Why do you think people ask for and share nudes?
  • What are some of the risks that come with sending nudes?
  • If you were pressured to send nudes, how would you say no?
  • Who could you talk to if someone was asking you to share nudes and you didn’t want to?
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