In just 3 seconds you can shatter your online reputation, whether you an an adult, teen or child. Sharing a nude/naked selfie is one of the quickest ways to do this, damaging your reputation and that of your business [...]
These days the ultimate detox is to get off the grid, be uncontractable and disconnected from the digital world. There is so much to be said for a few days of this to enhance family life. In fact, I am [...]
In my regular contact with a lot of parents, here is a short summary of some of their main areas of stress and concern. These may resonate for you too. Many parents report feeling they are: Too busy and time-starved [...]
What will your child do if they find themselves in a situation they would rather not be in? Do they have a plan for just in case? Just in case, for example, they feel uncomfortable with what's going down around [...]
We’ve done a great job of teaching our children to be wary of strangers in the real world. In my digital safety presentations children from 10 to 15 years of age are full of stories of what their parents have [...]
Every time I present Tech-Savvy Parenting at schools I ask the principal what issues they are experiencing that need to be addressed. The trend that I am noticing is that I am increasingly being asked to encourage parents to curb their own [...]
There’s a Pokemon in my house. And there’s one hiding outside the townhouse complex across the road. And there’s one at the swimming school two blocks up (the app thinks its a gym!). And one hiding under the seat [...]
This is a 10 module, instant download for parents of children from birth to age 12, who don’t have the time or inclination to read a complete book and want a more interactive, multimedia learning experience. Each module consists of [...]
'Ephemeral messaging' is the term given to instant messaging apps such as Snapchat where there is a time limit on the messages shared and they self-destruct after a few seconds. But are they really gone? Another way to describe them [...]
World Safer Internet Day is observed in over 100 countries each year on 9 February. The day exists to raise awareness that we all have a role to play in keeping the internet a safe as possible: to foster the [...]