Parents urged to avail of free webinars from ISPCC - Kilkenny Live

Parents in Kilkenny are being urged to log onto a special webinar by the leading children's charity ISPCC to learn more about online safety.

ISPCC parenting lead Siobhan Harvey and Niamh Clarke, Manager of ISPCC Smart Moves programme, are hosting a one-hour webinar designed to help parents to learn more about online safety and to develop the key skills necessary to support their child. 

But it is also important to involve your child in learning how to safely navigate online. So the following day, ISPCC is hosting a second, 30-minute webinar aimed at children aged 12 years and over accompanied by a parent.

The aim of this series of webinars is to help parents and carers to recognise ways to interact with your child’s online world and day-to-day experiences and to allow young people to discuss their feelings in a safe space.

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The ISPCC's goal is to encourage parents to reflect on how you might support your child to navigate the online world, as well as implement digital boundaries. We will provide guidance on how parents and young people can deal with cyberbullying and upsetting content online and we will offer practical solutions and tips to help your child stay safe online.

ISPCC’s webinars will provide a non-judgemental place to ask questions, while also offering key take-aways in bite-size, easily digestible chunks. 

Webinar details are:  

Parents webinar, Wednesday, February 7, 7pm to 8pm. Click here to register
Parents and young people webinar, Thursday, February 8, 7pm to 7.30pm. Click here to register