Media education for parents and families: Elternguide.online
Nils Rudolf
FSM - German Association for
Voluntary Self-Regulation of Digital
Media Service Providers
About FSM
German Association for Voluntary SelfRegulation of Digital Media Service Providers (FSM e.V.)
 non-profit association
 concerned with the protection of young people in online media
 established contact for many marketdetermining companies as well as political actors
Our activities at a glance
 Legal, technical and pedagogical advice for FSM members
 Representation in (inter)national committees
 Hotline for harmful or illegal online content
 Promotion of media literacy of children, young people and adults
www.fsm.de
Media Literacy Projects
Goal: Ensuring that children and young people feel competent and safe online, even when they encounter risks.
www.fsm.de/en/media-literacy
The promotion of media education for children, young people, parents and educational professionals is an essential building block for effective protection of children and young people from harmful media.
Research
Youth Media Protection Index 2022
www.fsm.de/en/index
Representative survey of 805 children and young people in Germany aged 9 to 16 as well as one parent each.
The study provides empirics on  Concerns about online use
Attitudes towards the protection of minors from harmful media  Youth protection-related knowledge and online skills  Actions to protect minors from harmful media
Youth Media Protection Index 2022
Youth Media Protection Index 2022
 Only parents of the youngest children show a consistenly high level of commitment
 Parents indicate less commitment to protective educational actions
Reaching parents -
Elternguide. online
www.elternguide.online | www.elternguide.online/en
 Targeted answers to questions about media use by children and young people
 Stimulating dialogue in families about media use
 Up-to-date information on the age-appropriate and safe use of apps, games, websites and social networks
 Age-differentiated and needs-orientated access to a vast variety of information and examples
 Virtual parents' evenings and webinars on relevant topics
 > 500 articles and tool descriptions, weekly updates
 Free, non-commercial | 122.000 visits/2024
Advice and support for parents and carers
Website: search and filter function
Website: articles, audios, videos
Website: Guided Tour
Website: Guided Tour
www.facebook.com/Elternguide.online
www.instagram.com/elternguide.online
www.elternguide.online/en/your-questions-tous
Meeting parents: Virtual parents‘ evenings
 Regular live online events with parents from all over Germany
 One focus topic, practical tips from experts, one hour format in the early evening
 Room for exchange: parents can ask specific questions
 450 participants in 2024
 Feedback – what participants of our parents' evenings say: ‘Thank you so much! It's so great that the online version can now reach such a wide audience and that such information evenings are offered free of charge!’ ‘It was a great presentation and very nice support from the speakers.’
Automatic translations from DeepL
The official text remains the German version Inclusion: Website also available in English
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