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We asked young people aged five to 15 in Darwin about their sense of safety and what they worry about in their community. Here’s what they told us.
Just as office workers need to be aware of cyber risks when setting up a home office, parents need to think about the increased exposure their children will face to cyber threats at home.
Since the second world war, every generation has worried that children are spoilt, cosseted, or being corrupted by new technologies. But, on many measures, today’s children are doing just fine.
Children are constantly hearing about threats to their safety. Sometimes they find it hard to know if a danger is real, and they need help processing their fears. Here’s what they need you to know.
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Deputy Director, ACU Institute of Child Protection Studies, Australian Catholic University
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Lecturer in Family History, University of Tasmania
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Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor, De Montfort University
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Senior Lecturer in Education (Early Childhood), Charles Darwin University
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Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of International Business, Marketing, Strategy & Law, MacEwan University
