Training Workshop: How to reduce your child’s exposure to being cyber bullied

Want to reduce your child’s risk and exposure to being cyber bullied? This is what you need to know to advise and protect your child.

It is impossible to make your child bully proof. However, you can ensure that your child’s social media accounts and messaging apps are setup in a way that makes it more difficult for bullies to target your child

Course Format:

This is available as a workshop for up to 15 people. In a workshop the participants interact with online social networks and apps.

Duration

2.5 hours

Course material

You will receive a soft copy of very detailed course notes (60 pages)

Topics

Text messaging

How to block people from texting your child
How to restrict who can call your child to specific telephone numbers e.g. friends and family
How to block certain numbers from calling or texting your child in the future
How to monitor what is being texted to your child

Facebook

How to restrict who can see your childs updates on Facebook
How to block other users messaging your child on Facebook
How to prevent other users tagging your child in photos

Twitter

How to setup a Twitter account.
How to find and connect with friends.
How to tweet.
How to make your child’s account private.
How to block a user from following your child.
How to check who is following your child on Twitter.
How to check who your child is following and what they are seeing.
How to check what is being said about your child on Twitter.
How to add your child to a private list in order to keep an eye on what he is tweeting.
How to block access to the Twitter app on your child’s mobile phone.

Ask.fm

How to Set-Up an Ask.fm Account
How your child can make their account Private
How to understand Ask.fm settings
How to Ask a question on Ask.fm
How to search for someone on Ask.fm
How your child can change their Password
How to Block a user
How to unfollow a user
How to take a screenshot of what someone has posted
How to Deactivate & Reactive your account
How to monitor what your child is doing on ask.fm

Outcomes:

Following the course parents will have a step by step guide to minimising your child’s exposure to cyber bullying.