Critical Thinking
Play It Fair Online: Safer Internet Day 2022
This Tuesday February the 8th is Safer Internet Day. An important day on the global calendar and a great reminder of the importance of staying
February 7, 2022 No Comments
Online Behaviour
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Apps & Reviews
Should I let my child watch Squid Games, play Fortnite, get Tik Tok?
Should I let my child watch Squid games, play Fortnite, get Tik Tok? Should I let them have Instagram, play Call of Duty, watch an
November 18, 2021 No Comments
Critical Thinking
What girls really need to thrive online
What do we really need for young girls to thrive online? When talking about the online behaviours, interactions, connections, consumption and everyday immersion into a
September 14, 2021 No Comments
Modern Parenting
Coping with Covid Lockdowns…..again
Coping with covid lockdowns…again It is all too familiar, the path is well trodden and the expectations well rehearsed. And yet, for most it appears
July 16, 2021 No Comments
Apps & Reviews
ROC and RISE to build digital resilience
Growing up in a digital world today, can expose young people to a social media feed full of comparisons, comments and cutting remarks, that can
May 10, 2021 No Comments
Critical Thinking
Safer Internet Day 2021: Start the chat
Safer Internet Day for 2021 is help globally on February 9th. This year, the focus of Safer Internet Day is all about the need to
February 4, 2021 No Comments
Contracts / Tips
Kids getting a device for Christmas? Grab some tips and a letter from Santa
Once again this year there will be many kids waking Christmas morning to a brand new device, phone, gaming console or shiny new computer. And
December 15, 2020 No Comments
Digital Trends
What kids need and what screens provide
In a recent webinar I gave on “Weaning the Screens”, I discussed the many things kids need to thrive and maintain wellbeing. During lockdowns and
November 9, 2020 No Comments
Digital Trends
Weaning the Screens Webinar
There is no doubt we have all experienced a huge increase in the amount of screentime we have had this past year. And for many
October 14, 2020 1 Comment
Apps & Reviews
Dealing with the Social Dilemma
The Social Dilemma is the latest Netflix documentary that brings into focus the ways we use and are manipulated by social media. It is a
September 17, 2020 No Comments
Online Behaviour
Dealing with distractions working and learning from home
Whatever your situation right now, whatever level of working or learning from home you are at, we are always surrounded by a plethora of distractions
August 31, 2020 2 Comments
Apps
Why your child is hooked on Fortnite
Is your child hooked on Fortnite? Or any other video game, device or social network for that matter? Wondering what the appeal is and why
August 6, 2020 No Comments
Critical Thinking
Managing Online behaviours: Controlling the narrative in difficult times
Taking control of our interactions with others online for greater wellbeing
June 25, 2020 No Comments
Online Behaviour
Should we continue at a slower pace?
There have certainly been some devastating consequences of life during Covid-19 and many people have had their worlds turned upside down. Like everything that is
June 16, 2020 No Comments
Online Behaviour
Transitioning back to school and a “new normal”
As many kids in Australia and around the world begin the transition back to school and to a “new normal”, it does come with some
May 25, 2020 No Comments
Apps
Helping kids Connect and Chat Safely Online
These times of social distancing have meant that many kids are missing the all important connection the are so used to having with their friends
April 24, 2020 No Comments
Online Behaviour
5 Wellbeing tips to live, learn and work from home
My social media feeds have seen a lot of people struggling with so many things at the moment. None more so than simply trying to
April 14, 2020 1 Comment
BYOD
Online Activities to keep kids entertained, educated and energised
All of our sudden most of us have found our families and our kids in need of adjusting to a life without schools, playgroups, sports
April 5, 2020 No Comments
Critical Thinking
Staying at home during covid-19: the digital parents guide
This “new normal” we are all finding ourselves faced with as a result of Covid-19 means we need to readdress some of our approaches, mindset,
March 24, 2020 1 Comment
Critical Thinking
Why kids take risks online: and how you can help
Whenever our kids share things, engage with others or hang out in online spaces, they are opening themselves up to risk and the real chance
February 24, 2020 No Comments
Critical Thinking
Safer Internet Day 2020: what can you do?
“Shouldn’t parents be paying closer attention to what their kids are doing online?” “When I speak to the school Principal, they say they have no
February 10, 2020 1 Comment
Critical Thinking
Teaching Stranger Danger in a digital world
What is the best way to teach about stranger danger in a digital world? When it comes to our kids hanging out in online spaces,
January 14, 2020 1 Comment
Contracts / Tips
A letter from Santa for your new device
If your child is lucky enough to be one of the many children who will be receiving a new device, tablet or gaming console this
December 19, 2019 No Comments
Cyberbullying
Building kids self esteem for greater digital wellbeing
As so much of a young persons social world revolves around their online feeds and connections, it is any wonder that likes and comments soon
December 3, 2019 No Comments
Apps
Helping kids manage group chats
Group chats can be a great way for a number of people to participate in an online conversation together. It can make organising events and
November 21, 2019 1 Comment
Apps
Tellonym app: what parents should know
Tellonym is another app doing the rounds, part of a growing list of anonymous question and answer feedback apps. Tellonym has been around since 2016
October 30, 2019 No Comments
Critical Thinking
Helping kids thrive online
What are some of the fundamental principles our kids need to really thrive online? Those beliefs and values and parenting practices that don’t even require
September 30, 2019 1 Comment
Online Behaviour
Taming technology for toddlers and preschoolers: getting it right early
Taming technology for a toddler or preschooler is fast getting up there with toilet training and tantrums as one of the many challenges of modern
September 17, 2019 No Comments
Cyberbullying
Sexting, Sending Nudes and Image Based Abuse
What advice can we give for our kids to stop them sending nudes? Or if it’s too late and an image gets out, how do
September 3, 2019 1 Comment
Apps & Reviews
Lessons we can learn from ‘The Hunting’
The recent SBS series The Hunting, highlighted the devastation caused by a nude photo scandal and the subsequent ripple effect this had on the
August 26, 2019 1 Comment
Critical Thinking
How much screentime is too much? Ask these questions instead
When it comes to our children’s use of the screens the focus for many is to look at issues of overuse and concentrate on ways
August 20, 2019 No Comments
Critical Thinking
How to avoid getting scammed online
Nobody likes to get scammed. It can be embarrassing to say the least, expensive and at times devastating and life threatening at its worst. But
August 12, 2019 1 Comment
Critical Thinking
Playing Video Games: unravelling some common myths
The Interactive and Gaming Network (IGEA) have once again released a report of their research findings on how, why and by whom, video games are
August 5, 2019 No Comments
Critical Thinking
Video Games are Not Heroin….. what the science really tells us
In a New York Times article from back in 2016, we read the headlines “We now know that those iPads, smartphones and Xbox’s are a
July 15, 2019 1 Comment
Digital Trends
Intentional scrolling: 20 better things to do on your device
Could we all get a little more intentional with our scrolling and find some better ways to spend our time on our phone, tablet or
July 2, 2019 1 Comment
Critical Thinking
Raising a Good Kid in a Digital World
So what does it really take to raise a good kid in the digital world? After working in this space for over 10 years (and
June 13, 2019 No Comments
Critical Thinking
Facing the perils of privacy in a digital world
When we think about privacy today, we can probably best sum it up as complicated and constantly changing. The way we interpret privacy. The way
May 13, 2019 No Comments
Digital Trends
Social Media Age Restrictions: Why the system isn’t working
When it comes to allowing young people online and navigating the age restrictions of the social networks, I have to say it is one of
May 1, 2019 No Comments
Online Behaviour
When your child sees online pornography
What should you as a parent do if your child sees online pornography? Ok, its probably not even an ‘if’ anymore…more of a “when”. And
April 17, 2019 No Comments
Online Behaviour
Should we be afraid of parenting in a digital world?
In my work helping parents navigate the digital world, I am often known to tread this space with an air of relative positivity. To embrace
April 9, 2019 1 Comment