Schools, media, civil society, governments and industry can make significant efforts to support parents by:
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Raising awareness of online risks and opportunities for children and adolescents
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Promoting parental digital skills
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Strengthening parental mediation practices to prevent and respond to online risks for children
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Sharing informing on prevention and early identification, and on how to report and support child victims
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(For industry) Designing easy to use safety tools and features for parents
THE RESOURCES
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Parenting Tips on how to keep children safe online during COVID
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eSafety Australia's Global online safety advice for parents and carers
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eSafety Austrlalia's Global online safety advice for young children, parents and carers
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Tech companies' tips and resources on how to keep children safe online
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Childhood USA Child Online Safety App, Stewards of children prevention toolkit
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Europol COVID-19: Child sexual exploitation resources for parents
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ITU Guidelines for parents and educators on Child Online Protection
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UNICEF COVID parenting webpage
This collection is part of the End Violence Partnership's technical note, COVID-19 and its Implications for Protecting Children Online.
Pictured above: 8-year-old Mania works on her homework in Iran. © UNICEF/UNI344442/