Digital Wellbeing +
AI Risks
Students are navigating social media, gaming platforms, streaming content and are talking to AI chatbots which are designed to capture their attention and shape how they think. All of these platforms come with risks they need to understand.
Digital Wellbeing + AI Risks
Technology is changing faster than schools and families can keep up. Every new platforms comes with risks that students need to understand.
Students are navigating social media, gaming platforms, streaming content and are talking to AI chatbots which are designed to capture their attention and shape how they think.
Schools can’t ignore the digital wellbeing skills students need to stay safe and make smart decisions online.
Topics Schools Can’t Ignore in 2026
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Neuroscience behind addictive platforms
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AI chatbots and digital companions
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AI influencers and harmful content
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Thinking critically in an AI world
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Deepfakes and AI image generation
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How to cut screen time and be bored
Artificial Connection:
AI chatbots & companions
Risks of using AI chatbots, how they are trained and why we need to be sceptical of the outputs.
Case studies where teens have used chatbots for therapy, companionship and romantic purposes.
How to protect yourself from the privacy and mental health risks of using AI chatbots and toys.
Deepfakes, AI influencers and Smart Glasses
Unpack the risks and legal consequences of creating and sharing deepfake images.
Learn about the rise of AI influencers and the need to question what we see online.
Understand the risk and consequences of using AI powered smart glasses and wearable recording devices.
Recommended audience: Year 9-12s
High Schools:
Year 7-12 students + parents:
These presentations tackle the new trends and issues that students are encountering in the online world. Diving into key topics that schools can’t ignore such as AI chatbots, the addictive nature of social media platforms and how influencers impact your identity and your thoughts.
Truth or Algorithm:
AI, Influencers and Identity
Think critically online (AI and misinformation)
Practical strategies around how to think critically about what they see online.
Spotting & evaluating AI generated content.
Recognise misinformation and learn how to fact-check effectively.
Influencers and building your identity
Thinking critically about their favourite content creators, their views and their level of influence.
Unpack the rise of AI influencers and the risks that can come from 24/7 AI generated influencer content.
Examine how identity and our thinking is shaped by influencers.
Recommended audience: Year 10-12s
Dopamine Hackers
Neuroscience behind addictive platforms:
Explore how companies make platforms addictive by design and use your data.
Critically analyse whether platforms have your best interests at heart.
Understand the science to reclaim your brain and actually make some changes.
Benefits of being bored (and cutting screen time)
Understand the benefits of boredom for your brain and how to cultivate more brain rest.
Tips and tricks to set realistic screen time goals.
Practical strategies to make your devices less addictive.
Boredom challenges and ideas to try with friends.
Recommended audience: Year 7-9s
These 50 minute presentations are highly engaging and tackle the most topical issues teenagers are facing online right now. We will critically analyse their favourite platforms and equip them with the tools to make the best possible decisions online.
Does these workshops sound like something your students need?
Primary Schools:
Year 4-6 students + parents:
These workshops are for schools who want to give students relevant, up-to-date tools to help them to stay safe online and build healthy tech habits.
Staying Safe Online
In this workshop, students will:
Gain a deeper understanding of the risks they face when using messaging, gaming and streaming platforms.
Learn practical strategies to protect themselves and stay safe online.
Gain the tools needed to build healthier technology habits with both school and personal devices.
Dopamine Hackers
In this workshop, students will:
Learn about the addictive nature of their favourite platforms, and how they use those tools to keep us engaged.
Practical, age-appropriate strategies to make your devices less addictive and set realistic screen time goals.
Understand the benefits of boredom for your brain and the science behind how to look after your brain while online.
These 50 minute workshops are highly engaging, age-appropriate online safety sessions for Year 4-6 students. Using stories and examples from their favourite platforms, students will learn about how to stay safe online and build healthier tech habits, while also having lots of fun!
Does this sound like something your Year 4-6s need?
Parents and Caregivers:
Parents of children between 8-18 years old:
Technology is moving too fast for parents and families to keep up. This is not your average cyber safety talk - it’s a real presentation full of real tools for real families.
This is a highly practical session for parents which unpacks the latest cyber risks, trends and platforms they need to understand to keep their kids safe online. This session provides tools to set & enforce boundaries with tech use at home that parents can implement immediately.
Understand the latest online safety concerns including AI toys, AI chatbots, deepfakes and AI influencer content.
Learn strategies to reset the tech ground rules, avoid meltdowns and build healthier habits.
Practical activities, templates and language to use in conversations with your kids about tech.
“Paris’s online safety presentation was a
hit with the parents!”
~ Amanda Marocchi, Deputy Head of Middle School, Scotch College
“The student sessions were great, but I was blown away by the level of detail and number of practical strategies that caregivers could implement from Paris’s parent information evening.”
~Paul Beecham, Associate Principal, Alkimos College
What happens next?
The first step is to have a chat about where your school is currently sitting and what you need.
Click the link below to send off an enquiry form or email me at info@parismcneil.com.
Book in a quick 15 minute phone call where I can recommend the right level of support.
Family Tech Agreement Template
Download this template Family Tech Agreement to set or reset the ground rules when it comes to devices and screen time in your family.
Other topics you may like:
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Digital Wellbeing & AI Risks
Every day there are new online platforms, AI tools and all of them come with risks that students need to understand.
This program supports schools to proactively help students, staff, and families to build healthy tech habits and stay safe online, rather than responding to reactively to pastoral care issues.
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Building a Whole-of School Approach to AI
AI is already part of students’ learning, whether schools are actively using it or not.
This program helps schools move from uncertainty and mixed messages to a clear, confident, and practical approach to AI that supports teaching, learning, and wellbeing.
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Taking Personal Responsibility
More than ever, students feel demoralised and hopeless. Students are struggling to think big about their future, and take ownership of their choices.
This program empowers schools to help students take responsibility for their actions, make informed choices, and create a positive impact on their community.