Building Resilience
Pocket money and teaching kids to save
Recently it has come to my attention that my children are starting to cost a lot of money! Well as a matter of fact that
December 30, 2013 7 Comments
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Contracts / Tips
10 ways to keep your kids and their mobile devices safe
Keeping our kids safe with technology, new devices and the online world must be a conscious set of practises, teaching and monitoring relying on boundaries,
December 24, 2013 2 Comments
Contracts / Tips
A letter from Santa for your new technology, games and devices
If your kids are getting some new technology this year, a game, iPod, ipod touch, phone , ipad or tablet, then here is a letter
December 19, 2013 6 Comments
Online Safety
Set up Safari safe settings in seconds
Are your kids going to wake up to bright shiny sparkly devices under the Christmas tree this year? If so, there are a few things
December 16, 2013 15 Comments
Apps & Reviews
Protect your devices from damage: Tech21 impact case giveaway
Is there anything more devastating than dropping the phone or tablet, reaching down to pick it up and finding a shattered screen? Well yes of
December 12, 2013 13 Comments
Behaviour
There is always a bigger picture, just remember to be kind
Last week I was having a morning to myself to catch up on some work. It is kind of a luxury as a work from
December 9, 2013 10 Comments
Apps & Reviews
Business and Baby at home: a survival guide and a giveaway
Can we mix blogging with boogers? Pay rolls with play dough? Tantrums and trading? Dora and deadlines? Can we in fact mix business with baby?
December 6, 2013 15 Comments
Digital Trends
Social Media and Teens: their thoughts on staying safe and responsible online
Keeping our kids safe on social media and encouraging responsible online behaviour can only be effective if we truly understand how kids are using the
December 2, 2013 6 Comments
Apps & Reviews
Kids on bikes in pyjamas: a weekend away at Big 4 Bellarine
Last week we were lucky enough to take a little ‘middle of 4th term, pre xmas craziness’ break down to the Peninsula to hang out
November 29, 2013 2 Comments
BYOD
BYOD to the classroom: helping or hindering our kids learning?
The BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) programs are currently being rolled out across schools worldwide in an attempt to bring the benefits of advancing technologies
November 26, 2013 22 Comments
Digital Trends
An Interview with a teenager: what do they really think about online safety?
To advise parents of the best way to help raise kids who will be responsible and safe users of technology and the online world, one
November 18, 2013 13 Comments
Anxiety
Parenting the anxious child: are we fuelling the fear in our kids?
It seems that on every swing, in every class room and grasping on to every mothers leg, is an anxious child. Behind every anxious child,
November 12, 2013 10 Comments
Parenting
12 ways we’ve been the best parent this week
So I was sitting at home this week wondering about this whole parenting caper. It is an ongoing process that I don’t suppose ever really
November 10, 2013 7 Comments
Critical Thinking
Interact and role play to help kids with their online behaviour
Teaching our kids how to be safe online and instilling good habits and behaviours, is an ongoing process. It is not a one off lecture
November 5, 2013 7 Comments
Apps & Reviews
Christmas traditions and a Santas Magical Kingdom giveaway
I know it has barely ticked over to November, but I am feeling that Christmas is well and truly jingling its stress craziness magic into our
November 1, 2013 28 Comments
Hanging out online? Grow some thick skin and build on that resilience
Hanging out online, putting forth your ideas, sharing your thoughts, opinions and emotions for the whole world to view and digest, has become one of
October 28, 2013 14 Comments
Online Behaviour
Adolescents, Cavemen and the Teenage Brain
I have written before about the teenage brain and the changes that are going on in those strangely wired little heads. I watched this week
October 21, 2013 16 Comments
Grief
Today my little girl would have been six
A year ago today I wrote the post Today my daughter would have been 5‘. And today on the 17th October 2013, my daughter would
October 17, 2013 10 Comments
Online Behaviour
The selfie kids: Is this the best we can do to build self-esteem?
Are todays kids all about selfie poses and narcissistic self gratification? One only needs to scroll through an Instagram feed or check out the Facebook
October 14, 2013 12 Comments
Parenting
Time: should we take another look at how we use it?
The most common response when you ask someone “how are you?” on any given day, more than likely has the word ‘busy’ featured heavily in
October 10, 2013 5 Comments
Digital Footprint
The very best way to protect our children’s digital footprint
There is lots we can do to help keep our children safe online. But the very best way for them to show respect for their
October 7, 2013 9 Comments
Contracts / Tips
11 tips for Mobile Phone Etiquette
The technology of today and the future, and our increasing reliance on portable devices has led to the introduction of a whole new set of
October 1, 2013 13 Comments
Parenting
You and your phone: Take a holiday and take back some control
We are hearing a lot of talk lately about the importance of ‘living in the now’. Of keeping our real life connections strong with face
September 26, 2013 15 Comments
Building Resilience
Should we teach our kids to be tough or kind?
Should we be teaching our kids to be kind or to be tough? Do we need to focus on stopping our kids being nasty, or
September 20, 2013 14 Comments
Building Resilience
Problogger Event 2013: more than blogging?
Fresh from a conference, motivation is high, the new contacts are to be built upon, the goals are to be penned and planned out and
September 17, 2013 29 Comments
Digital Trends
Can socialising online with your kids improve your relationship
Does socialising online with your kids improve your relationship with them? Does hanging out on social networking sites with mum or dad strengthen the connections
September 9, 2013 8 Comments
Online Safety
Lets look again at an internet filtering system
For a few brief hours yesterday I had hoped that some of our children may just be saved from viewing some of the obscene, degrading
September 6, 2013 1 Comment
BYOD
Who is responsible for keeping our kids safe online?
Who is responsible for keeping our kids safe online? I posed this question on my Facebook page and most tended to agree that whilst there
September 2, 2013 21 Comments
Parenting
A Fathers Day Interview and some daddy bloggers
Happy Fathers Day to all fathers. To those staring with amazement into the eyes of their newborn as they hold their babies for the first
August 31, 2013 1 Comment
Cyberbullying
Digital Self-harm: what parents need to know
Is Digital self-harm the new buzz affliction plaguing our youth? Is it a genuine cry for attention from our angst ridden teens? Or is it
August 26, 2013 20 Comments
Parenting
Returning to work? Transfer your parenting skills to the workplace
Returning to work for mums or dads who have been the primary carer for their kids can often be a daunting endeavour. There may be
August 19, 2013 18 Comments
Digital Footprint
Teach your kids to be safe on social networks: don’t rely on safe sites, settings, banning and blocking
Teaching kids to be safe on social networks is something that all parents need to start doing as soon as their kids show an interest
August 12, 2013 36 Comments
Parenting
Advice to parents: 10 things I no longer stress about
Yes I know parents, particularly new ones, get a little bit of information overload when it comes to all things childrearing. They have an abundance
August 5, 2013 37 Comments
Digital Trends
Are video games improving the mental health of our kids?
I feel I have spent a good deal of time telling my kids how excessive use of video games will turn them into zombies, so
July 29, 2013 23 Comments
Digital Footprint
Sexting and the law: why we are all confused
When it comes to sexting and the law, it seems our families, schools and the law enforcers themselves are increasingly concerned, confused and frustrated. With
July 22, 2013 13 Comments
Digital Trends
Why Qooh.me? Kids on show with risky revelations
On a recent weekend away with some girlfriends, the subject of our kids invariably came up and we discussed the challenges, the achievements, the good,
July 15, 2013 38 Comments
Online Behaviour
Toddlers and technology: are we exposing them to the screens too early?
Are we exposing our toddlers to the technology too early? Does it matter that they can find their way around a touchscreen before they can
July 9, 2013 22 Comments
Apps
Family Favourite Apps: Some of the best apps for all ages
Today I thought I’d share with you some of my families favourite apps. It always helps to have some recommendations to sift through the gazillion
July 6, 2013 7 Comments
Apps & Reviews
Win a Smart Trike 4 in 1 Dream: review and giveaway
When first asked to review the Smart Trike 4 in 1 dream tricycle, I must admit I said to myself “Mmmmm, after 5 boys and their
July 1, 2013 44 Comments
Digital Trends
Instagram and video sharing: Another worry for parents?
Is Video sharing another online danger for parents to worry about? This week the Facebook owned photo sharing app, Instagram, announced it would add 15
June 24, 2013 14 Comments