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Social Media, Porn, Gaming and Digital

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Responding to Pornography Exposure: Michelle Mitchell Blog

Responding to Pornography Exposure: A Guide for Concerned Parents

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They Sent A Nude: Michelle Mitchell Blog

They sent a Nude: Thoughts to Prevent, Understand and Respond to Sexting.

Sensible and practical advice as usual from Michelle Mitchell, the “teenage expert”.

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Podcast: My Teen is Hassling for Nudes

Podcast brought to you by Parental As Anything – Teens. Bec Sparrow hosts a practical look into nudes, sexting, consent, boundaries, rights, legalities and all the things.

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CyberSafety Solutions

Website full of information and fact sheets on sexting, grooming, cyberbullying etc. Known as the cyber cop, Susan McLean was in the Victorian police force for 27 years and appointed to a position involving cyber safety and young people.

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It’s Time We Talked

It’s Time We Talked is an Australian violence prevention project that supports young people, parents, schools, government and the community sector to understand and address the influence of pornography.

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GameAware

For parents, schools and professionals. We help gamers and their families find a healthier relationship with gaming.

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Safety Detectives – Blog

How to keep kids safe on YouTube in 2023, best parental controls…and more.

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Social Media Victims Law Centre – USA

Empowering parents to protect their kids and hold social media companies accountable. See what’s going on in the US with lawsuits against social media companies. This website is also full of resources eg social media guides for parents, how to identify harmful effects of social media use, text slang and emoji dictionary, the effects of cyberbullying, mental health etc etc

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Doing It Podcast: eSafety and Online Sexual Content (Sexting)

In this episode Dr. Kath Albury and SHV Health Promotion Officer Zara, discuss the language and context of young people sharing sexual pictures.

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Michelle Mitchell – Impact of Pornography Presentation for Schools

Discovering the Impact of Pornography. Aimed at middle school. With 78% of young people seeing pornography by the time they are 12 years old, this topic is one which we can’t afford to leave unaddressed.  This presentation tastefully addresses the topic of pornography with a focus on soft pornography and wise choices online.

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Doing It Podcast: eSafety and Online Sexual Content

Incredibly informative Australian podcast about online sexual content…SEXTING. How the different generations perceive it and what we can do to reduce harm in a world where it is normalised for our young people.

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Digii Social

DiGii Social provides a safe and secure social networking platform which educates and prepares children for their digital life.

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Digital Families Counselling

Based in Warriewood on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, Leonie Smith, owner of Digital Families Counselling is an Australian Family Counsellor who helps with eSafety, digital wellness and screen time balance.

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AFP: Support for Families – A List of Services

Child exploitation. Should you feel that you and your family require support during this time, the following services can provide you with practical, non-judgmental information, advice, confidential peer support and counselling.

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Australian Federal Police

Online child sexual exploitation. Get armed with info and learn how to report suspicious behaviour online.

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Facebook: Australian Federal Police

Common grooming tactics used by child sex predators.

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Dolly’s Dream: Sexting and Nudes

Sexting and nudes – what you need to know.

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Dolly’s Dream: Why teens don’t block and report cyber bullying

Why teens don’t block and report cyber bullying – and what parents can do.

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Safe on Social: Training and Education

We’re a purpose-driven organisation, aiming to keep as many people across the world safe online through education and empowerment.

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eSafety Commissioner

Helping Australians have safer and more positive experiences online. Learn everything about eSafety, cyber bullying, cyber abuse and HOW TO REPORT IT.

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Webinar: How to Talk to your Kids about Sex – Lael Stone

This webinar aims to equip parents with the tools and knowledge to have age-appropriate conversations with their children about sex. This workshop is for parents who have children at any age, as we will be exploring appropriate education for younger children all the way up to teenagers.

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The Porn Conversation: Educational Tools

We’re bringing sex-positivity to sex ed!

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The Porn Conversation

We’re redefining ‘the talk’. It’s time to have The Porn Conversation at home. Parents and trusted adults, if you are ready to have The Porn Conversation but have no clue what to say, here are three age-appropriate guides to help.

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Sex Positive Families: Having the Porn Talk

As parents and caring adults, we’re charged with keeping the children in our world safe. Safe as they navigate their day-to-day world, which also includes digital spaces. How do we do that in the age of online porn?

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Sex Positive Families: Pornography

Creating an open dialogue about online porn, early and ongoing, with young people can safeguard them from unsafe situations.

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Dolly’s Dream: How to Talk About Porn

As much as we’d like to try, the research suggests that our children will see pornography at some stage. Rather than spend all our energy trying to stop this from happening, we need to equip our children with the values and knowledge that allows them to appropriately manage and make sense of the experience.

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Lessons on porn use and how it relates to Covid-19

COVID has denied us access to our adolescent rites of passage — first kisses, first dates, parties and the pub. The chance to socialise and explore our identities. COVID had a huge impact on porn use worldwide.

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