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Help your child get

screen smart & safe

Be Smart Cookie activities keep the kids busy learning digital skills for life, so that you can relax

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Online safety is one of the toughest challenges parents & carers face. Stranger danger, mental health concerns, screen time, game addiction, online bullying, offensive or violent content, fake news... there's a lot to worry about. ​

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Be Smart Cookie® is here to help. We offer digital skills for life to children

ages 6-12, so they can get screen smart & safe.

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  • independent e-learning giving kids the tools they need to be safe online

  • freebies - games & poster downloads to keep your family on digital track

  • e-books telling the story of Nora who is starting her online journey

  • a regular newsletter packed with information, support & top tips

  • workshops, seminars & bespoke, personalised support - get in touch

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​​And with a subscription you also get...

  • full access​ to all our courses & resources and priority access to new offers

  • exclusive content for parents & carers - easy, practical videos/e-books

all this for £7/month

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What's on offer from Be Smart Cookie?

Online Courses

Browse Our e-Learning

Be Smart Cookie® courses are packed with quizzes, activities, videos and key takeaways for your kids.

They are online and bite-sized (5-10 minutes) because we know the persuasive power of "it won't take long."

You can buy individual courses or sign up for a monthly subscription to access all courses and updates. And there are plenty of *FREE* resources too.​

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Wonderful Web

The internet has lots of good things to offer. In these courses children learn to find the good stuff and avoid the bad.

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Health & Safety

From stranger danger to screen time, these courses will help your child make healthy and safe choices in the digital space, protecting themselves from online harms.

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Fake News

With so much information online, how can anyone know what is real and true? These courses look at everything from fake photos and misleading headlines to medicine myths and conspiracies. 

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Family toolkits

Resources for parents and carers, including family based fun activities, reminders and top tips, so you can learn and explore together.

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Start here looking at the amazing things you can find online

Be Smart Cookie® was advised by Sally Martin, a PSHE (Personal, Social, Health and Economic) education consultant.

My short, simple, sympathetic style...

Janette Ballard owner of Be Smart Cookie

I’m Janette! I'm an award-winning documentary maker, media consultant and for four years I ran the BBC's international programme helping young people find their way in the online world. Now, I'm a mum of three primary school children who want to go online all the time. 

 

And here's the thing; I want my kids to go online, to see the internet as a place to explore, learn and connect. But like many people, I'm worried. I fear the bullying, grooming and porn. And I'm scared they'll see sexist, racist, violent and self harm content.

 

I also have to admit I find it really hard to control their access. I'm busy, juggling and tired, and sometimes I just need another ten minutes to finish something. So I give them a screen. Just me?

 

I started Be Smart Cookie® to help families like mine become screen-safe-&-smart cookies. And because I know how busy life can be, I offer resources that are deliberately short, simple and sympathetic - meeting you and your child where you are, with no judgement or expectation. 

 

Welcome to your Be Smart Cookie adventure!

Janette

"Be Smart Cookie has taught both my boys to question what they see online. I feel they are much more savvy about where information comes from."

Mark, sons 8 and 11 years old

 FREE 

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for parents & carers

Guide 

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summer screen smart & safe guide 

The Smart Cookie Bites screen-smart summer

Sign up now to get the following all for FREE;

 

  • our Summer guide for parents & carers to get your kids screen smart & safe for the summer

  • our Smart Cookie Bites newsletter, packed with all the latest on social media trends, fake news, AI and tech developments heading your child’s way

  • your own account so you can track progress through our bite-sized courses for kids and adults

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Smart Cookie Blog

Be Smart Cookie's blog posts for parents and carers discuss the online world one topic at a time. If you're smart online, you can help your child be smart online.

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