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
Understanding their world
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Critical Thinking
The Modern Parents Guide to Live Streaming
Live streaming is fast becoming one of the most popular ways people connect, view content and share to their social media platforms. At the press
March 18, 2019 No Comments
Digital Trends
Helping our kids thrive in a screen filled world
So how soon do we need to start thinking about the online lives of our precious offspring? How do we ensure they are getting everything
March 11, 2019 No Comments
Digital Trends
Rules for healthy, happy video gamers
We know that video games often get a bad wrap from media, parents and society as a whole as they lament their intrusion into a
March 4, 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
Digital Trends
Safer Internet Day 2019: Digital RESILIENCE for wellbeing online and off
We’ve already covered Respect, Responsibility and Reasoning, as all necessary elements of a better online experience for all. The final “R” for Safer Internet Day
February 4, 2019 No Comments
Critical Thinking
Safer Internet Day 2019: A healthy scepticism for REASONING Online
The 3rd “R” for Safer Internet Day 2019 is Reasoning. It can certainly be said that there’s not always a lot that is reasonable online.
February 1, 2019 No Comments
Digital Trends
Let’s stop blaming the kids of today
It’s not that you didn’t have to use a device to be entertained when you were young…it’s that you didn’t have to say ‘no’ to
November 21, 2018 No Comments
Critical Thinking
Worried about video game addiction? This might help
It seems many have had the bejesus scared out of them over recent reports of video games and gaming addiction. Media articles and television segments
September 3, 2018 1 Comment
Online Behaviour
Why parents are key to keeping kids moving
Seems a little trite of me really to tell people to get their kids outside and moving. And I certainly feel that way sometimes when
August 20, 2018 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