Online Safety One of the biggest concerns every parent has for their children is to keep them safe, whether online or offline (At home, at school, at play). Some new developments are making online safety easier and improving offline safety as well. In this blog we will look at some of the newer features and products making our connected world safer. Facebook Facebook have recently added a … [Read more...]
The Connected Family: 5 Fab ideas for safer social media FUN
Author and online reputation educator Fiona Lucas shares 5 ways to balance “real” life and social media to connect with your family for the best of both worlds! Families are so busy these days that it may seem easier for parents to leave children playing with smartphones, ipads and other devices to keep them entertained. These devices and online games can be highly addictive and once habits … [Read more...]
Gambling and your child
Accessibility and availability of games and applications which encourage or simulate gambling are saturating the market for children in the 12-17 age group. The Victorian Responsible Gambling foundation (VRGF) is working hard to generate awareness of the possible massive social issues which our children may face in the next few years if we don't get proactive on this important issue. Often … [Read more...]
Mobile devices and your child’s safety Infograph
As parents we do what we can to try and protect our children; but when it comes to the internet and mobile devices, it really comes down to diligent parenting. The only way to be 100% sure of what your child is doing on mobile devices is to actually observe them, but I know this is not practical. How do we keep them safe when they can access the web and various appplications and online games … [Read more...]
