Cyber Wellness
parent digest
A Cross-Border Talk Between Canada and Singapore
In conjunction of Safer Internet Day 2024
Who's responsible for protecting children online? Is it parents, teachers, tech companies, or governments? Tune in to watch our discussion with Canadian cyber safety experts as we explored the various roles people play in children's online safety.
Home Support
Parents play a key role in their children’s growth. Students benefit the most when the home and school environments are attuned to each other.
To help your child stay safe and have positive experiences online, you can learn more about how to keep your child safe online through the resources listed below.
Google Family Link is an app that enables parents and guardians to manage screen time on compatible family devices.
The app not only gives you control as a parent but can be set up to give your child varying levels of autonomy to foster self-determination and encourage adopting their responsible online behaviours depending on their unique level of maturity.
Google has updated Google Family Link with some new user-friendly changes. Now you have more refined and convenient control to help manage your child’s access to their devices.
Learn how to set digital ground rules to help guide your children as they learn, play, and explore online with the Family Link guidebook.
On this webpage, you will be able to access curated lessons that will equip you with the knowledge to set up Google Family and the different online supervision and restriction features that the app allows you to have control over.
pARENTING TIPS
Insights and advice for parents to raise safe digital citizens
Click on the image to find out more on the various Cyber Wellness topics!
A resourceful website that educates teens, youths and young adults on Cyber Wellness habits and online risks. Click on image to find out more.
Dealing with excessive device use
You’ve tried talking to your child and limiting their internet access, but nothing has worked. Why is that so? What else can you do? Guidance Specialist Hendriawan bin Selamat shares some tips that may help families move towards managing device use more peacefully and effectively. Click on the image to find out more!
A Parent's Guide to Keeping Children Safe & Smart Online
In this digital age, smart phones, tablets and laptops are essential for your child’s learning journey. Rather than having them explore the digital world behind your back, it may be wiser to provide them with proper guidance. Find out more by clicking on the link provided!
Check out the Instagram resource links shared by the Ministry of Education, Singapore on Cyber Wellness and parenting.
Ready, Get Set, Connect!
Let your children travel through cyberspace to meet cyber heroes such as Captain Antivirus and Miss 2FA, and learn to protect against The Phisher Family and Cyberbullies.
Suitable for students aged 7 to 12 years old, this cyber safety workbook is a fun and engaging resource to learn about digital citizenship, passwords, phishing, cyberbullying, and much more!
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Learn more about the digital trends affecting young people today and equip yourself with knowledge and tools on digital literacy and cyber wellness issues to help your children navigate the online space.
GET PERSONALISED RECOMMENDATIONS ON MOVIES SUITED FOR YOUR CHILD'S AGE
Netsafe Online Safety Parent Toolkit
As young people spend more time online, it’s important that parents can teach their children to have a safe online experience. This page lets you download a PDF copy of our Online Safety Parent Toolkit to use as and when you need it.
CABCY (Coalition Against Bullying for Children and Youth)
Check out the CABCY website to find out more resources on how to tackle cyberbullying. There are counsellors and social workers whom you can reach out to should you ever require to talk to someone about this subject.
Put a stop to cyberbullying.
Learn how to protect yourself and your community.
Learn how to protect yourself and your community.
Should you let your child use your mobile phone or tablet? How do you prevent them from getting “glued” to screens? Every parent struggles with these questions. Here are the answers! Click on the images below to find out more!
We’re raising a new generation of children who lead device-driven lifestyles. While computers and hand-held devices are becoming more of necessities than luxuries, our children shouldn’t be inseparable from them.
IDENTIFYING FAKE NEWS
Click on the webpage below and learn how to help your child discern fake news!
2023 - The recent advances in generative artificial intelligence (AI) have garnered significant public attention. The National Library has prepared various programmes and resources to help the public to be aware of generative AI and its broad applications and to equip them to use it effectively and safely through the lens of the S.U.R.E. (information literacy) framework.
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