What girls really need to thrive online

What do we really need for young girls to thrive online?

When talking about the online behaviours, interactions, connections, consumption and everyday immersion into a world of technology, screens, gaming and devices, parents are often looking for the magic bullet to keep their young daughters safe online. To keep them mentally well. To keep them balanced and in control and in charge of how they turn up online. To stop them meeting predators, to ensure they are not caught up in a world of comparison and exclusion and bullying. To be sure that they are still particpiating in other real world pursuits and getting active with face to face connections and fresh air.

And there are certainly many things we can do as parents. Much information we can educate ourselves to. Many boundaries we can enforce. Many discussions we can have and much that we can do in terms of navigating this world together with our young people.