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...]
FYI If you are the parent of a teen
There has been much discussion following the recent blog post by Kim Hall, Director of Women’s ministry at All Saints PCA in Austin, TX. In it she discusses how she sits with her teenage boys and they look at social media posts together. I think being able to share family time and social media is a great thing, and something that I advocate. It is important that we demonstrate transparency and … [Read more...]
What parents REALLY need to know about social media
There is so much information online for parents these days it is hard to know where to turn, it can be pretty confusing, and time consuming trying to cover it all. So many ebooks and articles and blogs on safety and apps and etiquette (we here at iRespectOnline have written many of them!). Last year (2012), after seeing the career aspirations of one young teen smashed due to inappropriate … [Read more...]
Online superheroes Simple but positive action -: Smile online
As passionate as I am about raising awareness for change in the way we engage online, I had an interesting "comment debate"* on someone's wall about taking action in the area of online safety and cyberbullying. As someone who is proactive about change and commited to bringing respect, ethics and higher values into the online environment, I was quite interested in their view that my business, my … [Read more...]
Bully for you – sending cyberbullies into space
How fantastic it is to see that children from a group who tend to be bullied, are becoming more resilient and are now standing up and being proactive about it. I couldn't resist the pun. Bully for you! I shouted. Australian teens inthe 14-15 year group are those most likely to experience cyberbullying according to the report which was presented at the 6th World Congress on Family Law and … [Read more...]
