This October, Liz Baudler, from the Chicago Children's Advocacy Center spoke to parents about a variety of topics concerning Digital Safety. Below are links and a copy of her presentation.​

• Keeping Children Safe Online, presentation

• NCMEC Videos from Netsmartz– they have a range of videos, the ones mentioned below are probably appropriate for 7th grade and up audience. For younger viewers, the Into the Cloud would be good for elementary school and NS Teens for 5th/6th grade.

• It’s called Sextortion – available in Spanish – a short video discussing a form of online extortion that targets boys.

• Healthy Relationships – available in Spanish – a short video that depicts unhealthy relationship behavior and how one might recognize and respond to this.

• Your Photo Fate – A short video about the consequences of sending photos and things to consider before you do.

• Your Photo Fate En Español!

• Stop Sextortion – Thorn – a quick fun overview of seeking support for online harm, good for junior high and above.

• Some links about AI from NCMEC

• Data about youth online behavior from Thorn

  • They also do have some content around AI

  • Here’s their site for parents as well

  • Site for youth – would say it’s more geared towards teens

• Latest Cybertipline Info from NCMEC

• Thorn’s most recent research about sextortion

• NPR: link between youth suicide and screen time, 2025

• NPR – tips from teens about social media, 2023