Learning Corner for Adults/Parents
EDUCATIONAL
GENERAL TOPICS OF RISK ONLINE FOR ANYONE
- Single Parents Guide for Safer Online Dating – HERE
- 5 ways to avoid Back to School Online Shopping Scams – HERE
- How to spot fake reviews (Scams) – HERE
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Tips on how to spot FAKE NEWS (infographic) – HERE
- Think you’d benefit from a workshop? Check out our workshops we offer – HERE
- Know what a catfish is? (It’s where someone pretends to be another person online). Watch Chad Huber’s famous TikTok series now on Youtube in partnership with DEFEND – Catfishing the Catfish – HERE
RISKS TARGETING KIDS ONLINE
- Need to Know (Most popular social apps and their specific risks) – Social Media Apps/Sites Breakdowns
- Could my kid become a money mule? What you need to know – HERE
- Online exploitation: What you need to know – Kids under age 10 – Youth ages 10-17
- How to Get Intimate Images Removed: https://needhelpnow.ca/app/en/
- Setup Parental Controls (Written Guides) for iPhone | Android – Videos: iPhone | Android
- Glossary of Internet Apps / Slang / Terms – HERE
- Battle Tested Apps/Sites – Coming soon
See more educational videos on a variety of subjects from scams to parenting issues: HERE
RESEARCH
- New research from Ireland (Nov 2021) regarding children’s online usage – Read more HERE
- DEFEND study, looks at what restrictions, parental safeguards and other safety settings on 15 major social sites/apps. SEE MORE HERE (Parents – a must look!)
- DEFEND’s second study looks at misconceptions of online sexual abuse – This data was collected in 2021. See the results HERE.
- Kids and the Metaverse – Read it HERE – by Common Sense Media (www.commonsense.org)
- Report (March 30/22) on how social media usage affects children at different ages (UK’s Ofcom): Read it HERE.
- How much screen time for kids and why – by The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry – Read it HERE
NEWS
- News – HERE
- New Risks – HERE
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