Welcome to the parents section of Hector’s World®. This is for everyone who takes on a parenting role with young children, including caregivers and grandparents.
New content like the new computer security resources is currently being added. The new computer security resources introduce young children to topics like viruses and strong passwords and enable children to play a positive role in keeping their and their family’s information safe online.
The new computer security resources include:
New content is added frequently so please visit the website often.
Why Hector’s World?
The early years are the best time to lay a learning foundation to help children mature into confident and capable digital citizens. The ideal is to start education when your child first has access to the technology. These days it is not uncommon for that access to start before the age of 2. This means the education must be appropriate for the developmental level of the child, yet consistent and flexible enough to evolve with that child through their young years.
Hector’s World (HW) is an educational programme for children aged 2-9 years old which offers them a magical undersea world in which to learn and play. Through the adventures of Hector and his friends, we promote the skills, knowledge and values children need online - the ‘building blocks’ of digital citizenship.
Your support, active involvement, and interest are so important as your child begins their life online. With Hector’s World, that can be lots of fun!
New Content
Webcam covers 
Check out our new fun webcam covers! We have also provided a downloadable discussion document to help you guide your child’s learning about webcams.
Image Library for your use
We now have an image library and copyright guidelines to help families create resources using Hector’s World material. Using the Hector’s World images is a great opportunity to teach young children about copyright and intellectual property online. Click here to find out more…
Website tours available now
Hector’s World now has animated website tours! The 10 minute guided tours give children a fun overview of website activities, with special versions for parents and educators to help them promote digital citizenship and safe online behavior. Click here to take a look at our new website tours…
Hector’s World blog
Hector’s World now has a discussion blog. Parents and grandparents can post comments and ideas about digital citizenship in their family. The blog creates an opportunity for people to share strategies, tips and challenges as your children develop digital citizenship skills. We would welcome your discussion and contributions.
Cyberbullying resources
Have you seen our set of cyberbullying resources? Hector’s World cyberbullying resources are designed to help younger children understand what cyberbullying is, and that help is available. The new materials also offer important messages to bystanders about how to support someone who has been victimised and the importance of bringing this often hidden problem to light where it can be resolved in a caring way.
The new resources include:
Please visit the rest of this section, and send us any questions or feedback to feedback@hectorsworld.co.nz . We will try and respond quickly.