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Screen-Free Week
Screen-Free Week is an annual event that traditionally takes place in April. Each year people from around the world make a conscious decision to turn off screens of all kinds for the week.
Digital Health, Excessive Internet Use, Internet & Mobile, Parents, Resources, Television, Video Games

Talking to Your Kids about Sexting — Tip Sheet
Sexting is most likely to have negative consequences when the person sending the sext has been pressured into doing it.
Cell Phones and Texting, Digital Citizenship, Internet & Mobile, Sexting, Sexual Exploitation, Social Networking, Young Canadians In A Wired World

Ontario Health Curriculum K-8: Media and Digital Literacy Connections
Media and communications technology play an important role in a student’s health and physical education, for better or for worse. The new Ontario Health and Physical Education curriculum provides a spring board to start discussions related to health and media literacy.
Body Image, Cyberbullying, Digital Health, Diversity in Media, Excessive Internet Use, Food Marketing, Gender Representation, Internet & Mobile, Marketing & Consumerism, Online Ethics, Professional Development, Resources, Social Networking, Video Games

Ontario Health Curriculum 9-12: Media and Digital Literacy Connections
Media and communications technology play an important role in a student’s health and physical education, for better or for worse. The new Ontario Health and Physical Education curriculum provides a spring board to start discussions related to health and media literacy.
Body Image, Cyberbullying, Digital Health, Diversity in Media, Excessive Internet Use, Food Marketing, Gender Representation, Internet & Mobile, Marketing & Consumerism, Online Ethics, Professional Development, Resources, Social Networking, Video Games

Help! Someone shared a photo of me without my consent! – Tip Sheet
1. You can start by asking the person who shared it to take it down or stop sharing it. Kids report that this works more often than not!
2. Ask the service or platform where it was shared to take it down. If you’re under 18, they may be required by law to take it down, and most also have a policy of taking down any photos that were shared without the subject’s permission.
Cell Phones and Texting, Cyberbullying, Digital Citizenship, Gender Representation, Sexting, Sexual Exploitation, Social Networking

Four tips for managing your kids’ screen time
Minimize screen use, especially for the youngest children:
Digital Health, Excessive Internet Use, Internet & Mobile, Parents, Resources, Television, Video Games