Growing safely in the digital landscape

Growing safely in the digital landscape.

Saferinternet.org - This is a one stop shop for all things internet safety, with step-by-step guides and resources covering all social media apps and addressing any online issue you might be dealing with in your family.
Centre for Humane Technology - Co-founded by Tristan Harris, CTH seeks to understand “the root causes of harmful technology [and] work together to build a more human future”.
Thorn.org - Develop software tools for platforms to detect online child sex abuse material and empower parents and young people to prevent abuse.

Deep Questions with Cal Newport - Podcast series
Smartphones Rewired Childhood. Here’s How to Fix It - Honestly with Bari Weiss, Podcast Episode
Teens and their screens - Babbage from The Economist, Podcast Episode
Digital Minimalism in Motherhood with Felica Allen - Minimalist Moms Podcast, Podcast Ep 171
Your Undivided Attention - Podcast Series

The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness, Jonathan Haidt (Pictured above)
Digital Minimalism, Cal Newport
How to Say No to Your Phone: An Empowering Guide for Young People (10 Steps to Change), Brad Marshall, Lindsay Hassock & Lauriane Bohémier
The Screen Thief, Helen Docherty & Thomas Docherty
For sustainability we always recommend buying your books from your local bookshop, our favourites are No Alibis (Belfast), Little Acorn (Derry), Hodges & Figgis (Dublin), The Clifden Bookshop (Connemara)

The Battle for Your Time: Exposing the Costs of Social Media, Dino Ambrosi - TEDxLagunaBlancaSchool
The Social Dilemma - Documentary Film, Netflix
Inside TikTok’s Algorithm: A Wall Street Journal Investigation, Documentary Film, WSJ
How Better Tech Could Protect us From Distraction, Tristan Harris - TEDxBrussels

Choose no phone. Teach your child your mobile number in case of an emergency. Wear a watch to tell the time.
Choose a Startphone. A startphone is a simple mobile phone that doesn’t have internet access. Think Nokia 3310. Let children start with the simplest phone and work their way up to a smartphone when they are ready and mature enough to navigate the responsibilities & dangers that come with owning a smartphone.
We will share more on this soon.