Apps
Should you let your teenager on Yellow app: Tinder for the young?
Should you let your teenager on Yellow app, the new flirting/dating site used by over 7 million generation Z’s and dubbed the Tinder for young
February 1, 2017 6 Comments
Online Behaviour
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BYOD
BYOD: Sending kids to school with a digital device? What parents need to know
Sending kids off to school with an internet enabled, often expensive new device in their backpacks, can be of great concern for many parents. They
January 25, 2017 1 Comment
Apps & Reviews
Top Digital Parenting posts of 2016
The world of digital parenting in a todays world presents us with many challenges. What we face is a world that is dynamic, fast paced,
January 1, 2017 1 Comment
Digital Trends
The positive role of social media for young people
Lets talk about the positive role of social media for young people. Allowing our children to engage in social media can be great for their
December 9, 2016 1 Comment
Contracts / Tips
How do I control my child’s screentime?
How do I control my child’s screentime? How much screentime should my child be allowed? How much is too much? How do I stop them
November 2, 2016 2 Comments
BYOD
What skills are devices really teaching kids in the classroom?
Can devices in the classroom really be worth the effort and the risk? What are the skills they are actually gaining from all that swiping?
October 12, 2016 2 Comments
Digital Footprint
How do I know if my child is ready for social media?
So your child is badgering you for an Instagram account? Eager to get snapping on Snapchat or become a music video pop star on Musical.ly?
September 14, 2016 1 Comment
Critical Thinking
My most frequently asked questions on cyber safety and parenting in a digital world
Cyber safety and digital parenting often evokes feelings of fear, confusion and overwhelm. There is no doubt that the digital world our children are immersed
September 1, 2016 1 Comment
Behaviour
My response to the ‘vile pornography ring’
This week there has been more reports of abhorrent behaviours by young people, sharing nude photos of others, commenting, naming them, degrading them and passing
August 18, 2016 6 Comments
Apps
The Modern Parent teams with Family Zone to keep kids safe online
As someone who is constantly talking to parents about the digital world and the challenges they face raising children today, I know that they often
August 3, 2016 No Comments
Digital Trends
4 Reasons your child’s brain is wired to have techno tantrums
This week on the blog I am thrilled to have Dr Kristy Goodwin sharing her expertise on why your child’s brain is wired to have
July 20, 2016 No Comments
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
Apps
My week on snapchat: getting perspective for kids and parents
I have been talking to parents about Snapchat for a while now. After all, this is by and large one of the most popular apps
June 24, 2016 2 Comments
Critical Thinking
Be Safe. Be Smart. Behave: being better online
Privacy settings and passwords. Predators, trolls and cyberbulling. Scams and viruses. What goes online stays online. These are just some of the things we have
June 9, 2016 No Comments
Critical Thinking
Are we addicted to technology? Or do we need to change the rhetoric?
Are we addicted to technology? ‘They are addicted to Minecraft’ ‘She can’t live without Instagram’ ‘They go ballistic if I turn off the wifi’ ‘They
May 25, 2016 3 Comments
Anxiety
7 signs social media is killing your kids self esteem (or yours)
Social media is killing our kids self esteem. And for many an adult too,it is wreaking havoc with their sense of self worth. With social
April 20, 2016 6 Comments
Behaviour
When kids make mistakes online: what should parents do?
We spend our days getting kids to recite “what goes online stays online” and “Be kind online”. All very relevant phrases that we want to
April 13, 2016 4 Comments
Apps
Safer sites and apps for kids video watching
Finding the safer sites and apps to help our kids comfortably watch videos online is a must for any parent who has a little one
March 17, 2016 1 Comment
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
Critical Thinking
Safer Internet Day 2016: Parents play your part #SID2016
Tuesday 9th February is Safer Internet Day. This year over one hundred countries will come together to promote a safer internet through raising awareness, improving
February 7, 2016 No Comments
