Recently the Office of the eSafety Commissioner launched the new online interactive tool for parents, called the Screen Smart Parent Tour, which aims to engage parents and carers of 10-14 year old children on a range of key online safety issues. We focused on the 10-14-year age group as it is a time when young people are likely to be striving for more independence and peer acceptance, and when parents may want to access relevant information and advice.

The attached kit includes some suggested social posts and key messaging, along with digital assets.

While this tool targets parents and carers of children aged 10 to 14 years, it can also be used by parents of older children or even younger children (especially as a way for parents to be aware of issues that their child may encounter in the near future).

It’s intended to be a relaxed way of conveying important pieces of information and tips, with prompts at the end of the tour to further information on our iParent site. Parents get to see how other parents responded (through baseline data we obtained from a survey of 50 parents and which we intend to update on a quarterly basis). Parents can also download the facts and tips at any time if they decide to exit the tour, which also includes important contacts and links for further information and support. The tips and facts sheet also highlights some recent research done by our Office.

 We appreciate your assistance in helping to bring this tool to school parents so that they can help keep their children safe online.