Child Protection is Everyone’s Business

According to Dr Katrina Lines from Act for Kids, it is a new age of parenting. “Easy access to age-inappropriate content is a major factor influencing young minds. So, education is crucial! It’s time we start a conversation about the material our kids might be accessing, or someone else might be showing them.”

The internet can be accessed from almost anywhere, so protecting children is everyone’s business. Games, apps, social networking, and texting are increasingly popular among children and adults alike.

It can be challenging to supervise a child’s exposure to inappropriate content online but it’s vital that we model appropriate behaviour and communicate the importance of online safety to help keep children’s safe.

Our research reveals three quarters of Australian believe online content is the biggest cause of inappropriate sexual behaviours, yet two-thirds of parents fail to secure their devices and one in two allow their children unsupervised access online.

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Three steps to help protect kids online…