“The world changes. Children don’t”.

New Thinkuknow parents and carers campaign launches!

CEOP have launched a brand new public awareness campaign. Through social media, articles, blogs, films and more, they want to get parents and carers thinking and talking about the importance of discussing sex, relationships and the internet with their children.
 
The first part of this campaign is a new resource entitled “The world changes. Children don’t”. This short film  tells the age-old story of Romeo and Juliet… with a modern twist. It shows how the lives of these young lovers might play out online today, including the Lark ‘tweeting’ and Romeo ‘friending’ Juliet.

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Behind this contemporary remake is the message that, although technology and social media can seem overwhelming and forever evolving, children and young people don’t change. They try to remind parents that (just as when they were young), their children are still exploring and creating their identities, keeping up with their friends and dealing with adolescent pressures. Although much of this now happens online, they remind them that the kind of parental support and advice which keeps their children safe 'in real life' will keep them safer online too. The Thinkuknow resources can be a useful place to start in thinking about how you might frame these discussions.