Contributed by The Center for Cyber Safety and Education
As a parent, keeping up with the latest online trends can be exhausting. One week your kids are “Snapping” with friends and the next they are trying to create viral videos on TikTok. That’s why at the nonprofit, Center for Cyber Safety and Education, we focused on giving you tools to teach safe habits rather than a rundown of the latest trending apps.
At the Center, we know you are the kind of parent who wants to keep your child safe and secure online. But first, you need access to efficient and comprehensive learning tools. The problem is, most programs don’t engage your children and are unable to communicate the message about online safety which makes you feel frustrated.
We believe that no parent should feel lost when it comes to the education of their children. We understand your sentiment, that’s why we developed Garfield at Home. With the knowledge of (ISC)2’s top cybersecurity professionals and the creativity of Jim Davis, the creator of Garfield, we developed a ‘learn and play’ subscription program that relates and connects with children while teaching them good internet safety habits. Garfield’s sense of humor and cat-titude makes these lessons on gaming, chatting with strangers, illegal downloading and cyberbullying fun and interesting for younger kids. Garfield at Home offers three subscriptions:
- Introductory (Online learning): features interactive, self-paced cartoons that teach online social and safety skills. The children earn digital cyber safety badges as they complete different activities.
- Starter (Online learning): everything in the introductory level plus more fun educational content. ‘Find & Click Storybooks’ that come to life with Garfield and friends' voices, sound effects, and cartoon highlights. Includes game-based learning activities and access to the exclusiveParents Internet Safety Guide.
- Explorer (Blended learning): includes everything in the Starterlevel plus a printed copy of newly released Garfield comic book: Downloading Disaster and the new Garfield’s Cyber Safety Coloring Book! You also receive three first edition, award-winning Garfield comic books: Privacy, Safe Posting and Cyberbullying, a Garfield & Friends wall poster, and other fun goodies.
Stop feeling stuck when it comes to teaching your children internet safety and start having peace of mind when they are online. For (ISC)2 members, use code ISC2Garfield at checkout for a special discount.