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Stymie – Helping Kids To Report Cyber Bullying Safely

Stymie – Helping Kids To Report Cyber Bullying Safely

Digital Families Podcast:

An eSafety Commissioner recent survey “STATE OF PLAY—YOUTH, KIDS AND DIGITAL DANGERS” reports that only 55% of children report upsetting incidents online to an adult. And the study “Parenting In The Digital Age” also showed details of how aware parents are in regard to their childrens online negative experiences. (See graph below)

Parenting In The Digital Age eSafety Commissioner 2019

The most important thing that parents can do to help young people have safe experiences online, is to not only help to protect them from online harm, but to create a safe place for them to confide when they experience something upsetting online. If we don’t know when our children are being upset or harmed, we can’t help resolve issues or protect them from further harm. And yet, is seems many parents are being kept in the dark. So how do we help children to feel safe in reporting?

Rachel Downie

My guest on the “Digital Families” Podcast today is Rachel Downie owner of Stymie, and 2020 Queensland Australian of the year.

Rachel is someone I met a few years ago at a school west of Sydney where we were giving back to back presentations and workshops to the the students. In meeting Rachel found out about the amazing work she was doing with students who were finding it hard to disclose dangerous behaviour to a responsible adult, in order to get help.

Rachel created an amazing platform called Stymie that helps young people to report safely. https://www.stymie.com.au

In this podcast Rachel and I chat about why young people don’t report when they experience something upsetting online, and what the repercussions can be. We talk about how Stymie works and how parents and teachers can create a safe place for children to report.

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Sexting & Cyber Bullying Reports Are Increasing,  What are we doing wrong?

Sexting & Cyber Bullying Reports Are Increasing, What are we doing wrong?

According to some recent research from The Cyber Bullying Research Center and the eSafety Commissioner, reports of Cyber Bullying and Image Based Abuse is going up by 200%. The Cyber Bullying Research Center in the U.S are suggesting that whatever we have been doing to raise awareness of the harms caused by these issues of… Continue Reading

Digital Families Podcast with Rosie Thomas from Project Rockit

Digital Families Podcast with Rosie Thomas from Project Rockit

My guest today is Rosie Thomas Co-Founder, Co-CEO of Project Rockit. Her work has been recognised by UNICEF among the 12 Digital Champions for Children’s Rights in the Digital Age and was honoured in Washington D.C. with the International Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cybersafety. As well as a number of local awards and honours… Continue Reading

Digital Families Podcast with Panel

Digital Families Podcast with Panel

Locked In Digital Families Todays podcast we talk about the increase of Cyber Bullying and children being exposed to dangerous media like porn during Covid19. The office of the eSafety commissioner has reported a steep increase in reports of cyber bullying, extortion and image based abuse since lockdown. “The number of people reporting behaviour such… Continue Reading

Are Your Child’s Photos Safe Online?

This post is in response to a recent story about a Melbourne mothers frustration at not being able to remove her 18 month old’s image from Instagram after she found out it was being misused. Read the comments on this story when you have time…many saying things like..”why did she post the pictures with a… Continue Reading

Instagram Is NOT Safe For Kids!

Instagram is a lovely app….for adults.  Yes it’s available for teens aged 13+ but here’s the thing. Instagram is really a search engine for billions of images. Your child can search for anything on Instagram, cats, celebrities, dogs, funny photos and ….porn. Instagram is also a photo sharing and messaging app. For cyber savvy parents… Continue Reading

OwnFone: a dumb phone that smart kids and parents will both love!

 Sponsored By Ownfone Perhaps your child is starting to become a little more independent, catching the bus home or being dropped off at parties and after school activities. Parents love the idea of being able to call their younger children to advise about changes of plans or have their child call to remind mum or… Continue Reading

How Effective Is Parental Supervision Online?

How Can Parents Supervise Kids To Keep Them Safe From Harm? There is a belief by some parents that they can allow their underage child access to adult and teen social media and messaging apps, as long as they supervise their child’s accounts and have educational talks with them. Many mobile apps used on iPods… Continue Reading

Facebook Is NOT For Kids!

Facebook Is NOT For Kids!

  An 8 year old boy saw porn on Facebook….     With more and more parents allowing their underaged kids to have Facebook accounts, this type of exposure will probably be occurring thousands upon thousands times a day. Most parents I speak to who allow their underage children access to adult apps either simply… Continue Reading

New Study Shows Parents Are Just As Clueless As Ever About What Their Kids Are Doing Online!

  A new study from McAfee Titled “2013 Digital Deception: Exploring the Online Disconnect Between Parents and Kids” has just been released this June 2013. The findings are alarming to say the least: If you are a parent, educator, in law enforcement or a cyber safety expert, this research certainly gives us all something to think… Continue Reading