Upcoming Parent and Carer Information Sessions
Please see below a list of parent and carer information webinars, offered by reputable providers over the coming weeks. These webinars are free to attend and may assist parents and carers in supporting the learning and wellbeing of their child. For more information relating to these webinars, please click on the host and registration links provided.
In addition, parents and carers can access School TV at any time via their child’s school’s website, by typing ‘School TV’ in the search function (there, you will short videos, fact sheets and special reports on a variety of topics including Cyber Safety, Mental Health, Positive Parenting, School Survival, Diversity and Inclusion and Health Bodies).
September
AI Companions: What parents and carers need to know
Thursday 11 September, 1.00pm1.45pm
AI chatbots and companions that act like friends or partners are becoming more common – but they can be risky to children and young people.
This 45-minute webinar will explore:
- what AI companions are
- the risks to look out for and how to talk to your child about them.
It’s suitable for parents and carers of upper primary and high school students.
Hosted by: eSafety Commissioner
October
Teen Mental Health Matters
Thursday 9 October, 7pm
Join us for an insightful and empowering webinar focused on providing strategies and resources to help you in supporting your teen.
Delivered by a Clinical Psychologist facilitator, and Black Dog Institute lived experience presenter, we will explore:
- How to make sense of adolescence
- Identify signs of mental health struggles.
- Understand how to support your teen.
- Know where you and your teen can get support.
This webinar is free and open to all parents, caregivers, and anyone interested in supporting the mental health of teens in their care.
Hosted by: The Black Dog Institute
Safe Gaming for Kids: Building Boundaries for Positive Play
Thursday 23 October, 7.30pm
Are you worried about your child spending too much time gaming? Not sure how to set boundaries without causing conflict? Then this webinar is for you.
What you’ll learn:
– Simple strategies to help manage your child’s gaming habits.
– How to set healthy boundaries that everyone can stick to.
– Tips to ensure your child forms a positive, balanced relationship with online games.
We’ll equip you with the tools and confidence to create a safe, fun gaming environment for your kids.
Hosted by: The Cyber Safety Project
Teen Mental Health Matters
Monday 20 October, 7pm
Join us for an insightful and empowering webinar focused on providing strategies and resources to help you in supporting your teen.
Delivered by a Clinical Psychologist facilitator, and Black Dog Institute lived experience presenter, we will explore:
- How to make sense of adolescence
- Identify signs of mental health struggles.
- Understand how to support your teen.
- Know where you and your teen can get support.
This webinar is free and open to all parents, caregivers, and anyone interested in supporting the mental health of teens in their care.
Hosted by: The Black Dog Institute
Algorithms and adolescents: The rewards and risks of recommender systems for young people
Wednesday 15 October, 3.30pm-4.15pm
Recommender systems prioritise content or make personalised content suggestions to users of online services.
This webinar explores both the benefits and risks of recommender algorithms, including:
• how they can affect the content young people see, shape their feelings and experiences, and influence the choices they make
• how they are designed to keep young people online, and the impact and harms both from the type of content served and from ongoing exposure.
The webinar provides information, strategies and resources to assist when communicating with your child about how to influence the content they are seeing and how to protect themselves from the potential harms and impacts of recommender systems.
It’s suitable for parents and carers of young people in upper primary and secondary school.
Hosted by: eSafety Commissioner
AI-assisted image-based abuse: Navigating the deepfake threat
Tuesday 21 October, 12.00pm – 12.45pm
AI tools are evolving fast and young people are often the first to explore and adopt them. But with this rapid change comes real risks. From deepfakes to digitally altered images, these tools are now being misused in ways that can harm or exploit children and young people, including image-based abuse.
This 45-minute webinar for parents and carers will cover:
• how these new technologies are being used and why it matters
• how these new technologies are impacting children and young people
• Steps you can take to increase awareness and support your child and how to report.
It’s suitable for parents and carers of young people in upper primary and secondary school.
Hosted by: eSafety Commissioner
The changing face of cyberbullying: Protecting your child in 2025
Wednesday 29 October, 12.30pm – 1.15pm
This essential webinar for parents and carers unpacks how online harm is evolving, from the use of AI-powered tactics to coded emoji language and the covert manipulation that many adults may miss in cyberbullying situations.
This 45-minute webinar will cover:
– Recognising the signs that your child may be experiencing or engaging in cyberbullying
– Building protective factors at home
– How to support your child with practical strategies to respond, report, and stay safe in a fast-changing digital world.
It’s suitable for parents and carers of young people in upper primary and secondary school.
Hosted by: eSafety Commissioner
Teen Mental Health Matters
Thursday 30 October, 7pm
Join us for an insightful and empowering webinar focused on providing strategies and resources to help you in supporting your teen.
Delivered by a Clinical Psychologist facilitator, and Black Dog Institute lived experience presenter, we will explore:
- How to make sense of adolescence
- Identify signs of mental health struggles.
- Understand how to support your teen.
- Know where you and your teen can get support.
This webinar is free and open to all parents, caregivers, and anyone interested in supporting the mental health of teens in their care.
Hosted by: The Black Dog Institute
November
Understanding and using parental controls to help protect your child online
Thursday 6 November, 12.30pm – 1.15pm
Parental controls can be a useful addition to the strategies you use to help protect your child online. Parental controls can help keep children and young people by preventing access to harmful content, managing time spent online and who they communicate with.
Join us at this 45-minute webinar to find out about:
– the types of parental controls available and how to use them for your child’s safety including smart devices, in apps, gaming platforms and computers
– using parental controls with other online safety strategies to help your child build digital and critical skills to have safer experiences online.
It’s suitable for parents and carers of children in primary school.
Hosted by: eSafety Commissioner
Teen Mental Health Matters
Wednesday 12 November, 7pm
Join us for an insightful and empowering webinar focused on providing strategies and resources to help you in supporting your teen.
Delivered by a Clinical Psychologist facilitator, and Black Dog Institute lived experience presenter, we will explore:
- How to make sense of adolescence
- Identify signs of mental health struggles.
- Understand how to support your teen.
- Know where you and your teen can get support.
This webinar is free and open to all parents, caregivers, and anyone interested in supporting the mental health of teens in their care.
Hosted by: The Black Dog Institute
Supporting healthy tech use as your child transitions into secondary school
Tuesday 18 November, 12.30pm – 1.15pm
Hosted by: eSafety Commissioner
Social media age restrictions explained – a guide for parents and carers
Thursday 20 November, 12.30pm – 1.00pm
From 10 December 2025, certain social media platforms won’t be allowed to let Australian children under 16 create or keep an account. Join our information session to understand the changes.
This webinar will help parents and carers understand the upcoming changes to social media access for children under 16.
Join our information session to:
• understand the purpose of the new age restrictions and how they aim to protect young Australians
• understand which platforms will require users to be 16+ and what platforms they can still access
• get tips and resources to support your child’s online safety and wellbeing through the transition.
Parents and carers will gain:
• a clear understanding of the new rules and their implications
• confidence in guiding their child through these changes
• access to trusted resources to support safe and positive online engagement.
Hosted by: eSafety Commissioner
Teen Mental Health Matters
Thursday 27 November, 7pm
Join us for an insightful and empowering webinar focused on providing strategies and resources to help you in supporting your teen.
Delivered by a Clinical Psychologist facilitator, and Black Dog Institute lived experience presenter, we will explore:
- How to make sense of adolescence
- Identify signs of mental health struggles.
- Understand how to support your teen.
- Know where you and your teen can get support.
This webinar is free and open to all parents, caregivers, and anyone interested in supporting the mental health of teens in their care.
Hosted by: The Black Dog Institute
December
Teen Mental Health Matters
Wednesday 10 December, 7pm
Join us for an insightful and empowering webinar focused on providing strategies and resources to help you in supporting your teen.
Delivered by a Clinical Psychologist facilitator, and Black Dog Institute lived experience presenter, we will explore:
- How to make sense of adolescence
- Identify signs of mental health struggles.
- Understand how to support your teen.
- Know where you and your teen can get support.
This webinar is free and open to all parents, caregivers, and anyone interested in supporting the mental health of teens in their care.
Hosted by: The Black Dog Institute
