Child safety topics

Elias Between Two Worlds - Ep. 3 - Cyberbullying

Healing strategies: Help your child overcome a cyberbullying incident

Cyberbullying can significantly affect children’s confidence and cause them to lose hope in the kindness of others. Especially if they are left to deal with their emotions on their own. How should parents proceed when they think their child may be a victim of cyberbullying? And how can they help them get back on their feet? We discussed the topic in detail with Jarmila Tomkova, a child psychologist.

Is AI enabling a new wave of cyberbullying?

The digitally native generation uses digital means to have fun, but also to hurt each other.

Responsible Online Behavior: How to Raise Cyber-Savvy Kids

Most children can’t imagine their lives without online communication. They game online together, share membership on fanpages and chat with their friends. As in the real world and also online, your kids may encounter inappropriate behavior as well as initiate it. How can you guide them to make the right choices and avoid making and affiliating with wrong choices? Child psychologist Jarmila Tomkova shared her thoughts.

How are my kids interacting with social media on the daily?

Trends are great until we fall for them

Elias Between Two Worlds - Ep.8 - Social Media

Different creativity playgrounds. Use social media apps for creative development

Social media platforms are more than just places for mindless scrolling. When used safely and sensibly, they can become dynamic playgrounds for your child to explore their creativity. From photo-sharing to short video apps, each platform offers unique features that can nurture your child's creative skills in different ways. Let's delve into how you can utilize some of these platforms to foster your child's creative development while keeping digital security in mind and encouraging safe online behavior.

Life skills of the future. How does the online world help your child’s development?

For many modern parents, the role of technology in shaping their children's lives is a subject of both fascination and concern. While some hold the belief that smart devices and the internet may distract youngsters from acquiring vital life skills, the reality is far more nuanced.

Elias Between Two Worlds - Ep. 6 - Online Predators

6 scams you should warn your kids about

Every single one of us has encountered a scam of some sort. But adults are not the only ones being targeted. You may be asking yourself, why would anyone target a child? The answer is fairly simple. Oftentimes, kids are more susceptible to scams than adults; they may be less prepared to face them, thus more likely to fall for them and give away personal information. And that is where you come in.

Grooming: How to react

What do you see when you see a message from an online predator? Can children recognize it for what it is if or when they see it? And how should they react? Get to know some of the common techniques employed by online groomers and discuss the warning signs and appropriate reactions with your child. Use this article as a tool for prevention and work together with your child to ensure they have safe experiences online.

Is my child being groomed? And what to do next

It is a horrible situation to find yourself in as a parent, finding out that your child has been attacked by an online predator, manipulated, and taken advantage of. Most predators try their hardest to not be found out, and they manage to do so for quite a long time. So, finding out that your child might be involved with someone like that is a challenge on its own. We sat down with child psychologist Jarmila Tomkova to talk about early signs, what is going on in the child’s mind and what we can do to prevent grooming and help them in situations such as these.

Elias Between Two Worlds - Ep. 2 - Downloading

What can you do to help your children avoid the pitfalls of downloading?

On the surface, the internet seems to offer anything and everything you might need – on demand and free. Children and teens especially enjoy the benefits of being able to download any song, film, book, computer program or app they want. However, even the internet has its limitations.

ANIMALIA – Illegal downloading

Safe downloading

Elias Between Two Worlds - Ep.10 - Online gaming

Safe online gaming

ESET Parental Control - Tips for your kids online gaming

ANIMALIA - Gaming

Safe online gaming for kids

Does your young gamer play it safe? Six tips that will keep them well-protected

Twenty years ago, playing a game with players from the other side of the globe was just a dream. For today’s kids, this is the reality that is only a few clicks away. But cooperating or competing with complete strangers, who children know only by their nicknames, carries its risks.