SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 86
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- Guided by children's evolving capacities, it is equally important to support a positive, caring, digitally-informed and protective family environment, with access to relevant child-friendly information and services, including on how to report online abuse. Strategies to enhance children's resilience online include: - Open communication with children, both at home and at school, about issues concerning the online environment; - Opportunities for children to learn how to use online coping strategies, such as deleting messages, blocking contacts and reporting providers of inappropriate content, from an early age; - Appropriate support for children to tackle their psychological problems and build self-confidence, especially for vulnerable children; - Parental Internet access and use, which both cultivates the confidence of parents and caregivers and enhances their ability to provide guidance to children; - Positive attitudes about online safety and proactive coping strategies among peer groups; - Support for children's Internet use and safety by schools and teachers, both technical support and assistance in developing problem-solving strategies; - Action by parents to address online risk, including monitoring and mediation, rather than simply restricting children's Internet use.Technological advances have been so rapid that parents and caregivers often struggle to keep up with developments, and to detect and respond to online risks.
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Body
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Means of adoption
- N.A.
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2015
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Paragraph number
- 86
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