Kids, Technology, and Preventing Sexual Exploitation: A Webinar

Описание: Children and youth are spending increasing amounts of time online, especially since the COVID pandemic resulted in stay-at-home orders. They not only use their devices to learn and access information, but also as a form of communication and entertainment. Given the frequency of new apps and platforms that are released, children and youth are often navigating the online world themselves without important knowledge from their families.

Unfortunately, statistics are showing that the emotional and sexual exploitation of children and youth online has drastically increased since March. This webinar will provide foundational information to empower parents with the background knowledge and skills to have critical conversations with their children about online safety.

Learning Objectives:

Parents will learn statistics and definitions related to child and youth exploitation online, including common ways in which this happens.

Parents will understand developmental approaches to talking with their children about exploitation and why this information is critical.

Parents will develop a set of device use responsibilities which they will then implement in their home after conversations with their children.

This event is a collaboration between HEART and Power to the Children, a DC area initiative that supports HEART's work with parent empowerment and education to prevent child sexual abuse.

Visit www.hearttogrow.org for parent resources on sexual health education and sexual violence prevention.