A book and lectures for parents
What makes this content different?
Existing content before "The Cyber Safe Child"
There's a lot of Cyber Safety content coming our way, by way of school information, stories in the news or social media, and more:
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It can feel very scary
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It can feel like a huge list of action items
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It can feel like we are required to be super-technical in the way computers, cell phones and apps are working.
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It can feel like these new requirements of us as parents were thrust upon us because of the Internet.
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The Cyber Safe Child methods
It shouldn't be just about being afraid of the dangers - We're using the Internet to also communicate with our friends, learn new things, enjoy funny content, and more.
It is not about subjects that are unique to the Internet - Yes, the Internet added unique nuances, and it added a sense of urgency in our need to talk about these subjects - but we needed to talk about most of them even before the Internet even existed.
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The lectures, based on the book "The cyber-Safe Child" will provide you with terminology you need, to make cyber-safety accessible in your conversations with your children. It will provide a deep and profound way to treat the subject.
The lectures touch upon a variety of subjects weaving a thread between them - starting with the basic challenge of teaching our children:
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"How to understand another person better, including my close friends and family?"
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"How to trust another person and move from 'do not talk to strangers' as a child to 'meeting new people' as an adult?"
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"How to make sure I'm not too easily influenced by others, nor act without thinking?"
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"How does the Internet affect the previous 3 questions?"
The path to Cyber-Safety isn't just about being cautious of
strangers and their content,
but rather learning when to trust them
and under what conditions
About me
My name is Netzer Shohet. A husband and a father of 3. For the past 2 decades I was part of, and led, research and development of cyber security products. I also have past experience as a teacher and an instructor.
The book, and the lectures that followed, tell my personal story of the years, prior to its creation. How I took charge of teaching my children online safety.
I believe the broad, methodological and deep insights, which I used to rise to the challenge, using my life experience, will help other parents who are looking for the words to approach the subject with their children.
As children we were taught not to talk to strangers.
As adults the terminology changes to "meeting new people",
who are also strangers at the outset.
Were we taught in an organized manner to transition between the first to the latter?
The internet made our first encounter with strangers much earlier than ever,
increased tremendously the amount of strangers at our doorstep,
and made a pre-existing problem much more profound and critical.
About the book that inspired the lectures
The goal of the book is to increase the chances of our children being safe as they go out into the virtual (and real) world. It is aimed at minimizing the change of being "called to action" that might hurt them or others, by a person or content they encountered online. As an added bonus, the same skill set will also will help them communicate with their peers in a more attentive manner.
The book describes a path, which builds the terminology needed for discussing cyber-safety, and allows us to talk with our children about any complexity or danger the internet might pose, whether the book specifically discussed it or not.
The book deep-dives into the specific intricacies of the internet, yet its outlines are relevant offline as well. Every person, even with no internet in our lives, grows up into a world full of new people, and needs to select carefully who to trust, who to listen to, and who to allow entering into their lives.
The book shares the author's personal story - how he taught those subjects in his children's classrooms, but ends every chapter with the action items every parent can take at his own home.​
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For more information about the book, visit our home page.
