June 2021

Resources for Educators to Help Families Prepare for a Safe Summer

With summer holidays around the corner, we want to ensure safety conversations continue at home. In this edition of Keeping you in the Know, we have information and resources that teachers and schools can include in parent newsletters or end of year emails — however you communicate with families, we are here to support.

FOR PARENTS/GUARDIANS

Parenting Tweens and Teens in the Digital World

Time at home provides ample opportunity for online safety conversations. Not sure where to start? This PDF includes information on current trends and online risks to support parents/guardians in their ongoing safety discussions with their tweens and teens.

Download the free PDF booklet

FOR PARENTS/GUARDIANS

ProtectKidsOnline.ca

With so many apps, platforms, and games out there, it’s important for parents/guardians to be involved in the online world kids are engaging in. Looking for a one-stop shop for everything related to online safety? ProtectKidsOnline.ca has information about the ever-changing online interests of children and youth, the potential risks they face, and proactive strategies to help keep them safe.

Visit ProtectKidsOnline.ca to learn more

FOR CHILDREN

Video Read-Along Storybooks

Looking for new activities to add to your summer holidays line-up? Video read-along storybooks are just the thing! For children ages 5–9, these videos can help parents/guardians talk with their children about safety — from understanding feelings, safe vs unsafe secrets, and instincts — identifying and responding to unsafe situations, to online safety — it’s all here and it’s free to access.

Watch now

FOR CHILDREN

Safety Habits for Life

From outdoor activities to virtual hangouts, parents/guardians can use these 5 safety habits to increase their child’s safety competence and confidence this summer.

Download the PDF sheet

FOR CHILDREN

Zoe and Molly Online

Summer break means more free time, and yes…more screen time. Zoe and Molly Online can help parents with kids in grades 3 and 4 explore what it means to be safe online with an interactive game and PDF or video read-along comic books.

Visit ZoeandMolly.ca to learn more

FOR TWEENS/TEENS

Healthy Relationships Videos

It’s so important to equip young people with information and skill building opportunities that they can use to help make safe decisions with relationships online and offline. To help parents/guardians with these conversations, the Canadian Centre for Child Protection has free online videos addressing body and sexual boundaries, sexual consent, healthy and unhealthy relationships, what constitutes sexual abuse, as well as where to go for help.

View videos for ages 12–14
View videos for ages 15–17

INTERVENTION AND REPORTING FOR TEENS

NeedHelpNow.ca

If you or someone you know has been negatively impacted by a sexual picture/video being shared by peers, we are here to help. NeedHelpNow.ca helps teens stop the spread of sexual pictures or videos, and provides support with information about how to involve a safe adult, helping a friend, the laws in Canada, and how to report victimization.

Visit NeedHelpNow.ca to learn more

INTERVENTION AND REPORTING

Cybertip.ca

As Canada’s tipline for reporting online child sexual abuse and exploitation, Cybertip.ca is also a place for Canadians to turn to for help with concerns about shared intimate images, online luring, and other areas involving child victimization on the internet.

Visit Cybertip.ca to learn more or to make a report

Educators Making a Difference — 2020/21 Highlights

Even with so many unknowns this past year, the Canadian Centre for Child Protection continued to see educators prioritizing personal safety — and we can’t thank you enough for the important work that you do each and every day.

During this school year, educators ordered 286,000+ printed resources and 88,000+ digital accounts with resources and professional development training to help safeguard children.

Increased Kids in the Know Use Across Canada

* As of April 30^th, 2021. Based on information collected by the Canadian Centre for Child Protection Inc. Reasonable efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the information.

Coming Soon!

Stay tuned for our fall newsletter with information about these exciting new resources…

Grade 11/12 Kids in the Know Module

Commit to Kids: An Introduction to Safeguarding Children from Sexual Abuse – now with Micro Credentials!

Updated Zoe and Molly Online Game

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