Internet Safety Talks for Kids

Available worldwide on Zoom.

We provide talks on internet safety for kids in primary school. Book now

We offer an authoritative voice in the classroom, different from that of teachers. Our talks explain the dangers of the internet and how to stay safe online to children, parents and teachers.

Additionally, our internet safety talks for kids help schools, parents and their children understand the importance of parental control, social media safety, the effects of online behaviour, online gaming and cyberbullying.

In 2021, we have spoken to parents, students in nearly 30 countries worldwide including US, Switzerland, Italy, Russia, Suadi, UAE.

TikTok is taking over 2021

Since COVID19 set in, Tiktok has taken over, Snapchat holds firm, popular in junior and post primary still. Instagram is the loser at the moment from TikTok's growth. In January 2021, we've zoom polled primary classes where 100% of the kids prefer TikTok over Instagram, Snapchat.

We offer internet safety talks for kids ages:

• Kids Ages 5-9
• Kids Age 10-12

We know that Teachers, Schools, Boards and Parents are already doing a great job without much help from anyone. We are here to help.

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During our interactive child safety talks we share current internet safety facts and useful tips to stay safe online. All figures are based on 2018 classroom surveys.

Most children are familiar with basic internet safety rules, however these are simply not enough to keep them safe online. Our talks re-enforce the necessity to follow these rules and create awareness about the latest issues facing their internet safety.

Additionally, we explain the unpleasant consequences for some children on Social Media, and how to manage social media bullying. Cyberbullying is massive issue and needs to be addressed as early as possible.

It’s vitally important that kids are taught about the internet and its magnitude from as young as possible.

All evidence indicates that children who are taught how to use the internet safely and correctly gain valuable skills, have improved childhood development, and are more successful at everything they do. It is critical that constructive online habits are established by the age of 10/11 to help prevent sexting, bullying and hurt online.

Safer Internet Day 2022

The next internet safety day is Tuesday 8th February 2022, hashtag #SID2022 with hundreds of countries participating. Plan something for your school, check our page for some ideas.

How to Protect your kids online E-Book - 
Just released, our latest online e-book, available for Kindle. Fantastic for Parents with kids, teenagers who are looking for straightforward practical advice/guidance for their whole family's online safety.

Contact us for more information about our e-safety talks for #SID2021, Safer Internet Day 2021, Tuesday 9th Febuary 2021. It's always the first or second Tuesday in February. 

We are delighted to speak with Parents Groups. We will talk to parents before School, lunchtime or in the Evening. We do so in the knowledge that some parents are baffled by Phones, Social Media and hate the idea of Snapchat. We will update Parents on what we said to the kids during the time, pass on some tips and tricks for phone addicted kids

Just completed the Zoom session with the guys from BeSecureOnline for #SID2021. TikTok, Snapchat, Gaming and more, we have several ideas we are implementing immediately we are we are tightening up school guidelines on social media, gaming and digital wellbeing. Well done and Thank you. Parents loved the simple messaging for the kids

"Myself, and the senior classes of Strabraggan N.S. just attended the BeSecure Online zoom talk. The talk was very informative and proved very beneficial for the children. It was clear they learned some important information and ways to stay safe while using apps and online websites. I would definitely recommend the talk to other students and teachers.

Spoke to over 300 parents, every child in the school from 7 years of age, we were very happy with the talks, and recommend their service strongly

Delighted we invited their team to speak with kids and parents

Your talk yesterday was incredible

Social Media; Why use Real Names, Real Photos.

In our talk, we recommend using Real Names, Real Photos and people question this which is understandable. This is a social media preferred by many Police forces around the world.

We believe that social media accounts ought to be private, a setting which must be regularly checked, not assumed. Real Names and Real Photos mean that children are naturally more cautious and realise there is nowhere to hide. Facebook agree on this point with the Police. 

Real Name, Real Photos and Privacy (called 'My Friends only' in Snapchat) is a circle of trust where kids don't abuse each other because their accounts are real, not fake. It's called 'social' media not 'bully' media, and it should be honest, real, not fake. Many parents disagree strongly here, saying to keep my kid safe, I want you to use a fake name to keep their kids safe. We disagree equally strongly. 

Setting up fake accounts means only one thing and why would you permit your kid in such a group. Open up her social media and ask him/her to identify her friends following her. Wouldn't you feel a lot more confident if you could identify his/her friends from their profiles?  

If you can't identify them, who are they, why are they there? We don't let strangers wander through our home, so why would we do so online. Is the fake news brigade taking advantage of your kid? Your kids might say, trust me, mum, I know what I am doing, no they don't know, they are just doing the same as their friends. Friends, not followers, that what we want. Challenge your kids to explain the difference between Friends and Followers. 

Facebook tell us that followers are 10 times more likely to cause trouble online, followers with fake names, who think they are free to bully, hate, troll without fear of being identified. We speak about this regualrly on radio. If your daughter has 1000s of followers, she will get bullied, so says Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook.

That's why we say this.  Real Name, Real Photos and Privacy setting switched to 'Private', 'My Friends Only'. 

Articles of Interest.

These are some of our most-read articles about parental control, online safety from our blogs. 

Internet Safety Tips for Kids - Keeping Kids Safe Online 10k + reads

Fortnite - Explained Is it good for my kids?

Don't spend a penny on your children's online protection, here's how!