Cyberbullying Archives - The Modern Parent

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

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 No Comments

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 No Comments

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

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 No Comments

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

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

Cyberbullying

Reality TV shows: a bit of fun or thriving on a culture of bullying?

It always strikes me as odd, and I guess somewhat disturbing and hypocritical, when I see our morning shows spruiking the “no bullying’ message. They

March 14, 2019 No Comments

Critical Thinking

Scrolling with intention: getting the best return on our online investment:

Are we worried about the time we spend online? Should we take heed of warnings by media reports and popular articles that put the sole

February 18, 2019 No Comments

Critical Thinking

The importance of the shrug: a necessary skill for digital resilience

Why is a shrug so important to digital resilience you ask? Recently I was in my “Grit Strength” gym class which is not a regular

June 5, 2018 No Comments

Cyberbullying

The Modern Parents Guide to Fortnite

Fortnite is the latest game craze to sweep the online gaming world and something that I am witnessing with a vengeance in both my own

March 20, 2018 15 Comments

Critical Thinking

A More Respectful Internet for Safer Internet Day 2018

It’s Safer Internet Day on Tuesday the 6th Feb, and that means people around the world are getting vocal about the need for a more

February 5, 2018 No Comments

Critical Thinking

When kids make mistakes online should you tell their parents?

When kids make mistakes online should you tell their parents? Should you dob on other peoples kids or should you stay out of others business

December 11, 2017 No Comments

Critical Thinking

The importance of digital resilience for kids today

Building resilience in a digital world must be a priority for our kids today. What does digital resilience actually mean? A while ago now resilience

February 24, 2017 1 Comment

Contracts / Tips

Internet contract for kids, tweens and teens

Having an internet contract is just one way of opening up the conversation about making good decisions online. I have done these again after many

July 13, 2016 3 Comments

Contracts / Tips

Convincing parents to say ‘Yes’ to technology, social networks and screentime

Do your parents need convincing when it comes to technology? Are you a child who has been asking mum and dad for a new device,

February 16, 2016 9 Comments

Behaviour

Practise in the playground before playing online

I have written many times before about my concerns at simply following age recommendations when it comes time to handing our children a device, or

January 29, 2016 1 Comment

Contracts / Tips

A letter from Santa for a new device, phone or tablet

If you suspect Santa may be gracing your child with a new device, a phone or a new tablet or ipad, then setting up some

December 11, 2015 No Comments

Bullying

Dealing with trolls: advice to my teenage son

What happens when your child gets trolled? When they say to you “why would someone say that? How could they be so horrible?” Here’s what

November 26, 2015 6 Comments

Behaviour

Technology is a great servant, but a bad master: help kids take control

Technology is a great servant, but a bad master. This take on Francis Bacons quote “Money is a great servant but a bad master” could

September 30, 2015 2 Comments

Behaviour

Dealing with bullying: parents questions answered

I get many questions from parents of kids who are being bullied and also some from those suspecting that their child is engaging in bullying

July 2, 2015 5 Comments

Behaviour

Bullying: sorting the facts from the myths

Bullying is nothing new. Our hyper connected world has, however, ensured greater awareness of the nature and consequences of bullying and much needed discussion has

June 23, 2015 2 Comments

Behaviour

Bullying, rude, mean or just a lot of drama? Why we should differentiate

One of the most frustrating things about the attention bullying gets today is the unfortunate overuse of the word. I will say from the get

June 16, 2015 4 Comments

Bullying

Cyberbullying: what does it look like ?

The bullying that takes place online or via any technological device is known as cyberbullying. The more we are consumed by the technology, the more

June 10, 2015 1 Comment

Apps

Periscope, Meercat: how safe are live video streaming apps for kids?

Filming ourselves and uploading, creating short movies and recording interviews, speeches and conversations for all to view has been going on for a while now.

May 26, 2015 1 Comment

Bullying

Videos to help teach our kids to be safe and smart online

Having open honest discussions with your kids is one of the best ways to help keep them safe and responsible online and to help them

May 19, 2015 6 Comments

BYOD

What age should kids be allowed on social networking sites?

So what age should our kids be allowed on social networking sites? This past week, and indeed for many years for those of us working

September 7, 2014 6 Comments

Building Resilience

Rituals to make our kids more Resilient

To safely interact online it is becoming increasingly evident that our kids are going to require more resilience than ever before. Whilst we like focus

August 19, 2014 13 Comments

Cyberbullying

Is Our Natural Parenting Making Our Kids Bully?

Could the natural reaction of parents to their child’s behaviour be making them the bully? Or at the very least preventing them from developing empathy,

August 1, 2014 1 Comment