This is a guest post from Annie Wylie from ReachOut Australia Finding the balance between trust and freedom with your teenager is a nerve-racking tightrope
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
Depending on second hand informaiton about our kids has now more than ever become a parenting tool we need to start taking notice of and
This past year I have written numerous posts on what it means for our kids to live in a world that is largely online, and
Keeping our kids safe on social media and encouraging responsible online behaviour can only be effective if we truly understand how kids are using the
I have written before about the teenage brain and the changes that are going on in those strangely wired little heads. I watched this week
There is lots we can do to help keep our children safe online. But the very best way for them to show respect for their
I feel I have spent a good deal of time telling my kids how excessive use of video games will turn them into zombies, so
When it comes to sexting and the law, it seems our families, schools and the law enforcers themselves are increasingly concerned, confused and frustrated. With
Is Video sharing another online danger for parents to worry about? This week the Facebook owned photo sharing app, Instagram, announced it would add 15
We survived! Yes, 48 hours without technology. All switched off and disconnected in order to reconnect. In actual fact I didn’t find it too hard
Despite being a cyber safety consultant and counsellor of many families that have struggled with online safety issues, my most important job is as a
The cyber world and the advancements in technology have resulted in many changes to the way we connect with others. Whilst many of the changes
Its been a few years now since the internet waltzed into our lounge rooms and more recently into our pockets. Nearly 20 years in fact
This post is dedicated to the most popular cybersafety and parenting with technology posts of 2012. This is an area of parenting that is increasingly
Snapchat, and now Facebook’s Poke, are fast becoming the more popular way to share our photos with friends and for some people, strangers too. At
This week I had a great conversation with my son about privacy and the online world. Well OK, it started off as more of an
I have often written and spoken about the need to form strong connections with your kids based on open, honest and available communication. We know
Every day there seems to be a new app, social media site or forum for our kids to ‘hangout’ online. Last week I talked about
Keeping an eye on all that our children are doing online is not only time consuming and tedious, but it is almost impossible. We can
Keeping our kids safe online and keeping an eye on everything they are doing is something that is obviously a major challenge for parents today.
As our kids are beginning to interact online and use the internet at an increasingly younger age, it becomes imperative that we as parents manage
Do you know what your children would do if they were to witness a bullying incident? Would they speak up, intervene, join in, turn away
Why are some kids showing disregard for others, society and the laws? What is it that we are doing differently that allows children to think
At just 8 months of age my youngest boy has a few bruises and bumps to show for his dare devil antics as he tries
The children of today are really no different to those of years gone by. They want to hang out with their mates, they want to
Why do we need to understand the technology that our kids are immersed in? The reason is simply that. It is their world, and like
How do you get more than one word answers from your kids? How do you get them to engage in a conversation rather than respond
This weeks Cherishing the Cherubs project focuses on Praise. Praise and positive reinforcement is a crucial element in providing our children with much that they
When reading over the shoulder of a young persons internet chatting or mobile phone texting, one could be forgiven for believing they had come across
Having a positive self esteem is one of the most important aspects of our child’s development. Of all the judgements we pass in life, none
“Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.” — Baltasar Gracian (1647) Friendships are some of the most important relationships we have throughout
As we have seen with the changes to the Teenage brain and the social and emotional effects of these changes on our children, one of
“People spend their childhood learning to be like their parents and their adolescence learning who they are and how they are different from their parents”
Whilst I am yet to embark on the teenage years with my own children, it is with frightening speed that these years will come bullocking
