A Parent’s Guide to Social Media from Ireland’s Classic Hits Radio

Last year, Ireland's Classic Hits Radio's Eoin Glackin worked with Trina Mara producing "A Parent's Guide to Social Media."

Over 26 weeks they spoke to a range of experts from different fields about all things online safety, tech and social media, with the aim of informing us all about the pitfalls of cyberspace for our youngsters, but also the positives as well, so we're all as informed as we can be.

Now, the annual Safer Internet Day has come around again and Eoin thought it was a great time to revisit the series. This time, he wanted to speak with young people themselves about the issues that affect them when it comes to the online world.

Eoin has now produced three special episodes of the Parent's Guide to Social Media series.

He speaks with members of the Webwise Youth Advisory Panel, who are all in secondary school themselves, and gets some really interesting insights and advice from the perspective of young people.

The voices of youngsters are too often forgotten from the discussion when it comes to online safety and social media, and the conversations Eoin had with the youth panel are really valuable for anyone with an interest or concerns in this area. 

For more information on Safer Internet Day itself and the important work of Webwise, check out Webwise.ie

Last year, Ireland's Classic Hits Radio's Eoin Glackin worked with Trina Mara producing "A Parent's Guide to Social Media.

Over 26 weeks they spoke to a range of experts from different fields about all things online safety, tech and social media, with the aim of informing us all about the pitfalls of cyberspace for our youngsters, but also the positives as well, so we're all as informed as we can be.

Now, the annual Safer Internet Day has come around again and Eoin thought it was a great time to revisit the series. This time, he wanted to speak with young people themselves about the issues that affect them when it comes to the online world.

Eoin has now produced three special episodes of the Parent's Guide to Social Media series.

He speaks with members of the Webwise Youth Advisory Panel, who are all in secondary school themselves, and gets some really interesting insights and advice from the perspective of young people.

The voices of youngsters are too often forgotten from the discussion when it comes to online safety and social media, and the conversations Eoin had with the youth panel are really valuable for anyone with an interest or concerns in this area. 

For more information on Safer Internet Day itself and the important work of Webwise, check out Webwise.ie

Last year, Ireland's Classic Hits Radio's Eoin Glackin worked with Trina Mara producing "A Parent's Guide to Social Media."

Over 26 weeks they spoke to a range of experts from different fields about all things online safety, tech and social media, with the aim of informing us all about the pitfalls of cyberspace for our youngsters, but also the positives as well, so we're all as informed as we can be.

Now, the annual Safer Internet Day has come around again and Eoin thought it was a great time to revisit the series. This time, he wanted to speak with young people themselves about the issues that affect them when it comes to the online world.

Eoin has now produced three special episodes of the Parent's Guide to Social Media series.

He speaks with members of the Webwise Youth Advisory Panel, who are all in secondary school themselves, and gets some really interesting insights and advice from the perspective of young people.

The voices of youngsters are too often forgotten from the discussion when it comes to online safety and social media, and the conversations Eoin had with the youth panel are really valuable for anyone with an interest or concerns in this area. 

For more information on Safer Internet Day itself and the important work of Webwise, check out Webwise.ie

We take a listen to some of the topics covered in "A Parent's Guide to Social Media"

Kevin Rea is Director of Services at Inside Out Therapy, based in Croom, Co.Limerick.  Kevin chats to Trina about the challenges children are now facing in a world of social media 

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Call: 085 148 8468

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Croom Community Enterprise Centre, Croom Enterprise Park, Hospital Road, Croom, Co.Limerick. V35 WF77

Science communicator Dr.Jamie Gallagher talks about the benefits of social media for young people 

Fiona Jennings from ISPCC chats to Trina Mara about the toxic content boys are being exposed to on social media.

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Fiona Jennings from the ISPCC talks to Trina Mara about how content targeted at boys affects girls

Fiona Jennings from the ISPCC speaks to Trina Mara about the "aggro-rithm", which refers to the toxic content that kids, in particular boys, have pushed on them via recommendation systems on social media platforms. 

Research shows boys aged 11-14 are exposed to harmful content within 30 minutes of being online and 1-in-10 are seeing it in little as 60 seconds.  

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee (Part 2) chats to Trina about Coco's Law and what to do if you feel you're being harassed or bullied online