This webinar with Professor Tracey Wade examines the links between social media, low body image and disordered eating behaviours. You’ll find a discussion of eating disorders post-pandemic, learn why cultivating positive body image is so crucial and find out more about where brand new research is showing that social media fits in to the bigger picture.
Dr Weston is joined by clinical psychologist and researcher, Dr Elly Hanson, for a discussion on this crucial topic. Scheduled originally to coincide with Internet Safety Day, this discussion will address how porn can affect children and what parents, carers and school staff need to do about it.
Join forensic psychologist, Dr Aiman El Asam, and Dr Weston in an exploration of online risks for vulnerable children. Children with existing vulnerabilities are more at risk online and Dr El Asam examines the types of risks that they encounter and talks about how to reduce and mitigate some of these.
Internet Safety Day is coming up on February 8th. It’s a good reminder that one of the best things we can do to help young people to enjoy the online world safely is to talk to them about it. These 50 simple prompts can be used in everyday chat to open up conversations about critical thinking, fact-checking, behaviour and safety online.
Once your child has a phone, or access to the internet, it’s impossible to shield them entirely from potentially viewing, or being sent, inappropriate content. However, there are many tools available which can help to filter or block things that are adult or distressing. As parents, it’s important for us to familiarise ourselves with the settings on any devices in our homes and make use of parental controls.
Does gaming feel like a battleground in your home? Here are our top 10 tips to help ensure that gaming is a fun and beneficial part of your child’s life and not a source of conflict.
A video for pastoral staff in schools, outlining 10 ways that Tooled Up can save you time and keep you up to date on the latest research evidence.
Whilst we want our teens to make informed and careful decisions about sexting, we also need to recognise that some young people will send sexts and that sometimes things can go wrong. If your teen has sent an intimate photo or video and now wishes they hadn’t, this guide can help them through the next steps to regain some control and support their wellbeing.
Finding out that your teen may be sexting can feel shocking and upsetting. It’s important to remain calm, empathetic and supportive. Here are our top tips for supporting your teen if sexting has gone wrong.
In this podcast, Dr Weston talks to Chief Constable Simon Bailey about the culture of violence against women and girls, particularly in schools. They outline the key things that parents and schools should do to cultivate open and honest discussion around issues of sexual harassment, sexting and predatory behaviour online.
