The Australian Federal Police recently shared information about the Netflix crime drama ‘Adolescence’. The show deals with some uncomfortable themes, including the dark side of social media, the influence it can have on youth beliefs, behaviours and actions, and how teenagers experience and engage with the internet and the online world. It’s an important reminder to regularly talk to your children about their internet use and understand what they are seeing, doing and experiencing online, and how this could be influencing and affecting them.

It’s also vital to educate yourself. If you don’t know, or understand, what your children are doing online, ask them to show you and seek out more information. There are multiple resources available to educate adults and to help start these important conversations. Visit www.thinkuknow.org.au/resources-tab/parents-and-carers or www.accce.gov.au.

Together we can prepare, educate and help protect kids and ensure their safety online.

(Content initially published by the Australian Federal Police, 3 April 2025)