PDF: Electronic communication and social media have become increasingly important for parents to learn about in order to ensure their child’s safety and well-being.
Due to the frequency of new internet applications and platforms available to children, parents need to practice active engagement in their child’s online use. Children learn from the examples that their caregivers set. Make sure that you practice appropriate online and social media interactions to create a culture of appropriate electronic boundaries in your home.
| Audience | Parent/Caregiver, Adult |
|---|---|
| Format | Printer Friendly |
| Language | English |
| Topic | Sexual Abuse, Abuse Prevention, Online Safety & Cyberbullying |
Website: Sesame Street in Communities features hundreds of bilingual multimedia tools to help kids and families enrich and expand their knowledge during the early years of birth through six, a critical window for brain development.
Book: A mother-child conversation introduces the topic of sexual abuse and ways to keep one’s body private.
Book: This well-told, very short story gives parents and teachers an occasion to talk with young children about communication, personal safety, and the difference between a bad mood and abuse.
Book: Focusing on empowerment and prevention, this approachable book gives young children a way to reject unwanted, possibly harmful physical contact by adults and other kids.