Resources for Teacher & Parents

Our collection of blogs, videos and posters is expertly designed to support your classroom or home.

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Harnessing the Power of Writing to Foster Digital Safety and Wellbeing

Tips and resources for educators to incorporate the teaching of digital safety and wellbeing into student writing time.

“Let’s do a Tech Check!” Helping young people reflect on their relationship with technology

Using the three tech check steps (Study, Seek and Switch) to help our children's relationship with technology.

Setting up technology expectations in your classroom

Strategies and tips to help establish expectations around technology in your classroom.

Using Your Feelings Poster

A Feelings Poster is an important tool in your home or classroom to help grow a child's emotional literacy. Here are some practical ideas.

How much screen time is ok for our kids?

Shifting our thinking from how much screen time to also include what kind of screen time.

Kids Helpline Matters

One question I was particularly interested in was 'Which part of the incursion did you find most useful and helpful?'.

AI Explainer
A quick AI overview created for students in Years 5/6. This video highlights how we are already using AI in our everyday lives, what Generative AI is, how AI is trained and why AI might have bias.
How screen time can affect sleep (for tweens & teens)
Created for kids aged 10-14, this explainer discusses why sleep is important and how screens can affect the quality of our sleep.
How screen time can affect sleep (for kids)
Created for kids aged 6-10, this explainer discusses why sleep is important and how screens can affect the quality of our sleep.
Listen to Your Body (song)
Created for kids aged 5-8, this is a fun sing-a-long that teaches them to be safe by listening to their bodies. Our bodies give us early warning signs (butterflies in our tummies, trembling, goosebumps, sweating etc.) that give us clues that we need to go and speak with a trusted adult.
Screen Time & Green Time (song)
Created for kids aged 5-8, this is a fun and engaging song (with actions) to help teach them the importance of balancing screen time with green time.
Trusted Adults (song)
Created for kids aged 5-8, this is a fun sing-a-long (with actions) that teaches kids about their trusted adults - what and who they are!
What Does The Internet Do? (song)
Created for kids aged 5-8, this is a fun sing-a-long that teaches kids about the internet. It introduces new vocabulary including network, wires, WiFi and satellites.
Finishing Up Screen Time with Ollie (song)
Created for kids aged 5-8, this is a fun and calming song to help support children to finish up their screen time. Perfect to use in the classroom or at home!
Who Could It Be? (on the Internet with me)
Created for kids aged 5-8, this is a fun sing-along that teaches them to be safe online, especially when interacting with unknown people. Ideal for junior primary (elementary) school classrooms.
Take Care, Don't Share (song)
Created for kids aged 5-8, this is a fun call and respond song about the information we wouldn't share when we're online.
Feeling Uncomfortable (song)
Created for kids aged 5-8, this song is about what to do if you come across something online that makes you feel uncomfortable.
Ollie Online Anthem (song)
Created for kids aged 5-8, this song is about the Ollie Online incursions, where kids learn how to be more aware, clever, brave and kind when they're online.

Keeping devices and accounts secure

Created for kids aged 10-12, this poster highlights ways we can keep our devices and accounts secure and how we create strong passwords.

Keeping devices and accounts secure

Created for kids aged 8-10, this poster highlights ways we can keep our devices and accounts secure and how we create strong passwords.

Balance our screen and green time

Created for kids aged 8-10, this poster reminds us that we need to balance screen time with green time.

Critical consumer

Created for kids aged 10-12, this poster highlights ways we can be a more critical consumer of online content.

Listen to your body

Created for kids aged 5-8, this poster highlights the early warning signs our bodies might give us when we are in an unsafe or uncomfortable situation.

Green time

Created for kids aged 5-8, this poster reminds us that it is important to balance screen time with green time.

Tech check

Created for kids aged 10-12, this poster helps kids think critically about their relationship with technology.
Blogs
Videos
Posters
How to talk to kids about distressing online content

Talking about distressing content online can be a tricky conversation to start with our kids. Carley & Marty provide some tips on how to manage this.

“Let’s do a Tech Check!” Helping young people reflect on their relationship with technology

Using the three tech check steps (Study, Seek and Switch) to help our children's relationship with technology.

Family Screen Time Plan - building healthy habits

Psychologist, digital safety educator and Mum, Carley McGauran, shares her insights to help you create a family screen time plan.

Open Letter to Parents of Primary School Children

A heartfelt letter for parents and carers of primary school aged children to support them raising kids in a digital world. From one parent to another.

Sorting Out Screen time

In this webinar replay, Marty and Carley explore all things screen time, including helpful ideas and strategies for your family.

It takes a village...

A letter written from one parent to all other parents in their village.

Using Your Feelings Poster

A Feelings Poster is an important tool in your home or classroom to help grow a child's emotional literacy. Here are some practical ideas.

How to tackle tricky conversations with kids

Follow up to our hugely popular post about the documentary 'The Children in the Pictures', Carley will shares practical advice and strategies to help you (parents & carers) open up these tricky conversations.

Get yourself some Green Time!

Labelling green time can help young people self regulate their screen time.

All Feelings Matter

Downloadable 'All Feelings Matter' poster!

How much screen time is ok for our kids?

Shifting our thinking from how much screen time to also include what kind of screen time.

Screen Time: Let's introduce Green Time!

Carley introduces and explains the idea of "green time" and how important it is to balance this with screen time.

Our Kids & Pornography

What does an experienced psychologist, cyber safety educator and mum of 3 have to share about the impacts of pornography on our children?

Online Safety & Sexuality Impact On Kids

Marty and Carley sit down with one of our very favourite educators, especially when it comes to all things sexuality and health, Vanessa Hamilton.

5 ways to use music in your family

Carley shares how the simple act of playing music can be so beneficial for your family's wellbeing.

Cyberbullying: What parents need to know

Carley & Martin are joined by Niff Howard from Parentline. Together they discuss and unpack this challenging topic of cyberbullying, sharing practical advice and strategies to set your family up to minimise risk.

Are parents hypocrites? Let's ask the kids...

Often our kids see us parents as “hypocrites” especially when it comes to our use of digital devices/screen time.

Teaching our kids to shift their "tricky" feelings (Part 2)

Our resident psychologist and mum, Carley McGauran, talks strategies to help support and shift our kids big feelings.

Shifting Tricky Feelings (Part 1)

Our resident psychologist and mum, Carley McGauran, shares hot tips to help manage those 'tricky' feelings.

Empathy: what we'd all love our kids to have in abundance

Empathy...why and how you can grow it in your own children.

Managing Big Feelings

Our resident psychologist and mum, Carley McGauran, shares 4 ideas you can use to help navigate big feelings with more ease.

Raising Confident Problem Solvers

Our resident psychologist and mum, Carley McGauran, shares 5 strategies you can use to help raise a confident problem solver.

What is the #1 thing to help keep your children safe online?

Internet filters, parental controls, being aware of unsafe apps...these all run second to the #1 tool to keep your children safe online.

How screen time can affect sleep (for tweens & teens)
Created for kids aged 10-14, this explainer discusses why sleep is important and how screens can affect the quality of our sleep.
How screen time can affect sleep (for kids)
Created for kids aged 6-10, this explainer discusses why sleep is important and how screens can affect the quality of our sleep.
Listen to Your Body (song)
Created for kids aged 5-8, this is a fun sing-a-long that teaches them to be safe by listening to their bodies. Our bodies give us early warning signs (butterflies in our tummies, trembling, goosebumps, sweating etc.) that give us clues that we need to go and speak with a trusted adult.
Screen Time & Green Time (song)
Created for kids aged 5-8, this is a fun and engaging song (with actions) to help teach them the importance of balancing screen time with green time.
Trusted Adults (song)
Created for kids aged 5-8, this is a fun sing-a-long (with actions) that teaches kids about their trusted adults - what and who they are!
What Does The Internet Do? (song)
Created for kids aged 5-8, this is a fun sing-a-long that teaches kids about the internet. It introduces new vocabulary including network, wires, WiFi and satellites.
Finishing Up Screen Time with Ollie (song)
Created for kids aged 5-8, this is a fun and calming song to help support children to finish up their screen time. Perfect to use in the classroom or at home!
Who Could It Be? (on the Internet with me)
Created for kids aged 5-8, this is a fun sing-along that teaches them to be safe online, especially when interacting with unknown people. Ideal for junior primary (elementary) school classrooms.
Take Care, Don't Share (song)
Created for kids aged 5-8, this is a fun call and respond song about the information we wouldn't share when we're online.
Feeling Uncomfortable (song)
Created for kids aged 5-8, this song is about what to do if you come across something online that makes you feel uncomfortable.
Ollie Online Anthem (song)
Created for kids aged 5-8, this song is about the Ollie Online incursions, where kids learn how to be more aware, clever, brave and kind when they're online.

Healthy digital habits

Created for families, this poster shares simple strategies for creating healthier digital habits as well as how to navigate uncomfortable situations online.

Green time poster

Created for families, this printable helps kids (and parents!) track their green time. Green time and screen time balance is key to forming healthy digital habits.

Listen to your body

Created for kids aged 5-8, this poster highlights the early warning signs our bodies might give us when we are in an unsafe or uncomfortable situation.
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