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.
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
Chat speak, tech speak, short cuts wreaking havoc on the english language? Or perhaps another link back to the caveman? Recently, diet gurus have urged
I want to help my child make good decisions online but I’m not sure how? When I ask my child to stop playing a game
I was having a ‘conversation’ with my 13 year old that was slowly quickly escalating into an argument. He raised his voice so I could ‘hear’
SchoolPlaces.com.au helps take the pressure of families looking for a private school vacancy for their child. Search real-time vacancies and claim a last-minute place at
The challenge of managing screentime is one of the greatest issues concerning parents today. How much is too much? How long should each age group
“You are just doing this to annoy me”, “Are you trying to make me miserable?” These are the desperate pleas I heard from a mother
Video game playing is certainly one of the most prolific and ever changing recreational activities of our youth today. As parents, this is another area
I have a couple of teens in my house right now. I have counselled lots of teens before. I have read a lot of research
We hear a lot about technology as the bad guy. As parents we love using it. But we also lament the additional strain it puts
Should I be spying on my kids online? How can I keep watch over everything my kids are doing? How can I be sure they
Connecting with our kids, even when we think they don’t want us too, is one of the greatest ways we as parents can help our
“A life lived in fear is a life half lived” This was the quote repeated in the Musical version of Strictly Ballroom I was lucky
This post is sponsored by TAC but has a really important message…. “Learn to pick your battles”. As a family counsellor and parent educator I
As Australian students look to head back to school, many will be walking out the door with an internet enabled device in their backpack as
What do Parents want? I think we would be hard pressed to find a parent that didn’t think they could be a little more patient
Last week we had a wrap up of some of my most popular Digital Parenting posts. This week I thought we could take a look
This Christmas there will no doubt be plenty of Santa sacks with all manner of tech gadgets and devices. If your child is one of
Kids don’t know how to play outside anymore. They don’t know how to use their imaginations. Kids are overweight because they no longer run. Just
After some years of kids hopping in the car or walking in the door after school, I have become more adept at working out how
With so much information going around about what is and isn’t appropriate for our kids to be doing online, it is little wonder parents are
Many kids are now playing games online with friends and I often have parents raise concerns over time spent online, inappropriate behaviours and bullying, that
“A child born today will grow up with no perception of privacy at all……they’ll never know what its like to have a private moment to
In this parents guide to Instagram, I will give you the facts as well as the conclusions of my experience working with and observing young
Today my little girl would have been 7…… I would give anything for her to be celebrating with us today. I would give anything to
Do you think parents have a good understanding of what their kids are doing online? Is ‘cyber safety’ something parents are really thinking about? Are
When I started this parenting journey over 14 years ago I probably could have made a few assumptions about parenting, how I was going to
Using teachable moments is one of the most effective strategies I have used to help keep kids safe and responsible online and help get them
3 ways I stopped yelling? I just put a question mark to this title because truth be known I am not saying I have completely
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
I’m home from an amazing conference on the Gold Coast where 500 bloggers, including a bevy of local and international speakers, motivated, strategised and shared
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
This is a sponsored post for Learnmeter by Next parent, however all views are my own. We know that playing and working online is now
What apps are safe for my child? My kids friends are all playing on such and such, should I let my child? I’ve heard bad
Today I am thrilled to have an interview on the blog with Loretta from Blogitmum about how her family overcame the relentless bullying of her
“Don’t feed the trolls”. We often hear this statement bandied around with reference to insidious online power plays that usually involve aggressive, repeated taunts by
What is vamping you ask? Well it could be referring to ‘the repeated use of a phrase throughout an entire song’, or ‘To patch up
“The internet mirrors, magnifies and makes more visible, the good, the bad and the ugly of everyday life” I love this quote from Danah
Netiquette refers to the new order of manners and etiquette required to be good, courteous and responsible digital citizens. The greatest lessons we can ever
