Helping parents and family caregivers to proactively understand the enabling power of technology and mobile communications, but also how to mitigate the sometimes unintended consequences of high risk or challenging online behaviour.

Objective

This webinar serves as a 101 introduction on the many different subjects for families staying safe and private online. We address the immediate concerns and solutions caregivers can implement to raise digitally literate young adults.

This program addresses:

• The research on the positives and negative the internet provides
• Challenges youth today face online
• Technology as a distraction
• Media overconsumption
• Online predators
• Challenges parents and caregivers face
• Each person’s personal digital footprint
• How online information is collected and used
• Opportunities technology provides
• Data tracking & collection
• App privacy
• Personal online legal consequences
• Concerning signs to look for
• Sleep concerns
• Account management
• Exploitation
• Teen nudes and sexting

Live HD Broadcast includes Q&A