Help your child become a smarter, safer and happier explorer of the online world.
Here, you'll find lots of simple ways to reinforce the important online safety lessons your child has been learning in school, through Google's Be Internet Legends programme . Created in partnership with Parent Zone, the programme is empowering families to make the most of the internet by helping them become confident digital citizens.
Explore lessons and activities below.
News (good and bad) travels fast online, and can sometimes lead to tricky situations with lasting consequences. Teach children what can be shared, and how to share safely, with those they know — and those they don’t.
BE INTERNET SHARP topic:
- What is a digital footprint?
- Should I be sharing it?
- Avoiding digital mistakes
10 min read
Help your family protect themselves online by double checking things really are what they appear to be.
BE INTERNET ALERT topics:
- What is phishing?
- Spotting the fakes
- Help! I’ve fallen for a scam
10 min read
Personal privacy and security are as important online as they are in the real world. Make sure children know how to make sure their valuable information stays protected.
BE INTERNET SECURE topics
- Making powerful passwords
- Passwords don’ts
- Controlling your settings
10 min read
The internet amplifies everything — good and bad — so teach children to treat others as they would like to be treated, and show them how to stop online bullying in its tracks.
BE INTERNET KIND topics:
- Cyberbullying: Who’s who?
- Being a good upstander
- Communicating clearly
10 min read
Having conversations about online safety helps make all of us Internet Legends!
BE INTERNET KIND topics:
- Let’s talk!
- When in doubt, discuss
10 min read