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Caring for your child—especially when they are facing a disability, a developmental delay, or a chronic condition—can be an emotional and sometimes overwhelming journey. You may be navigating a rollercoaster of feelings while trying to adapt to a new reality and find the right support.

In many places, disabilities and mental health challenges are not a priority in the healthcare system. Services may be limited or even unavailable in the community, leaving parents and caregivers to carry a heavy burden—medically, emotionally, and socially—often on their own.

That’s why coming together for a group discussion about your child’s possible diagnosis can be so valuable. It gives you the chance to ask questions, receive clear information, and feel supported by others who truly understand. You don’t have to go through this alone—and gaining clarity is an important step toward helping your child thrive.

Through Module 2 Empowering Women in Difficult Environments of the Efficient Parenting II Project you will achieve the following objectives: 

• Promote the importance of lifelong learning as a tool for personal and professional empowerment.
• Analyze gender inequality and propose strategies to foster gender equality in local and global communities.
• Develop skills and confidence to encourage women’s active participation in decision-making across different contexts.
• Identify and evaluate resources that support women’s personal and professional development, including mental health and emotional well-being.

Welcome to Module 3, "Children’s Personal Data Protection," part of the Efficient Parenting in Times of Permacrisis curriculum. This module aims to equip parents, guardians, and caregivers with the knowledge and practical tools needed to navigate the complex world of digital privacy, focusing on the protection of children’s personal data.

In today's digital age, children are exposed to numerous online risks, making it crucial for parents to understand how their children’s personal information is collected, used, and shared. Whether it’s through social media, apps, or online games, personal data is constantly being exchanged, often without the awareness of either children or their guardians. Module 3 will guide you through these key issues, offering insights into informed consent, online safety, privacy settings, and the responsible use of digital tools.

Throughout this module, you will:

·         Learn how to define and recognize personal data in both online and offline environments.

·         Explore the concept of informed consent and its significance when making decisions about sharing children’s data.

·         Understand strategies for monitoring children’s online activities to promote safety while respecting their privacy.

·         Gain practical skills for using privacy settings on various platforms to ensure your child’s online safety.

·         Reflect on your family’s digital habits and develop action plans to improve digital literacy and security.

Each lesson within this module is designed with both face-to-face learning and self-directed online learning in mind, making it flexible and accessible to meet your personal and family needs. Interactive activities, case studies, and self-reflection tasks provide an engaging learning experience, helping you apply these lessons to real-life situations.

As you move through the lessons, you'll develop a deeper understanding of how to protect your children’s personal data and foster a safer, more secure online environment for your family. Digital safety is a shared responsibility, and this module will empower you to play an active role in safeguarding your children in the ever-evolving digital landscape.

These learning modules will help you recognize fake news and use information critically. You will learn how misinformation and disinformation arise, the impact they have, and how to distinguish reliable sources from misleading information.

During the modules you will develop skills such as:

• Recognizing deception: You learn to identify sensational headlines, manipulated images and biased reporting.
• Critical thinking: You learn how to analyze news stories, check facts and evaluate sources for reliability.
• Digital literacy: You discover how disinformation spreads through social media, news websites and other platforms.
• Fact-checking: You practice checking information and using reliable fact-checking tools.
• Awareness and resilience: You will become aware of the risks of fake news and learn how to become a responsible media user.

Through interactive exercises, discussions and games, you will learn how to see through fake news and make informed decisions about the information you encounter. This is how you become a critical and aware media consumer!