From cyberbullying to social networking to digital identity, each year Safer Internet Day aims to raise awareness of emerging online issues and current concerns. There is huge potential for misuse of the internet, for example, sending or receiving inappropriate information and images (e.g. racist, slanderous, pornographic, threatening, sexist, confidential, etc.) or using chat rooms for this purpose.  

 We know helping kids stay safe while online is something many parents/guardians are concerned about. We encourage you to review the following resources for more information on the online interests of young people, the potential risks they face and proactive strategies to help keep them safe:

• Raising Digitally Responsible Youth: A Parent’s Guide: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/erase/documents/raising-digitally-responsible-youth.pdf
• Need Help Now website: https://needhelpnow.ca/app/en/
• ERASE website: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/erase/online-safety
• Protect Kids Online website: https://protectkidsonline.ca/app/en/
• Additional Parent Information Resources: https://www.deltasd.bc.ca/resources/parent-information-brochures/