Children and young people spend more time online than previous generations. You can better support children and tamariki when you understand the challenges they face online.

These challenges could include:

  • Bullying
  • Grooming
  • Streaming videos
  • Online gaming

Netsafe has more information to help parents understand the online challenges that young people in New Zealand face:

Resources for parents

Netsafe have developed the Online safety parent toolkit which helps parents and whānau address online harms:

Internet Matters have designed resources to support parents and caregivers to tackle their child’s online safety:

eSafety have a range of resources for parents and caregivers to address different types of online harms: