A parent’s guide PEGI age ratings
Do you know about the PEGI age rating system for video games? Here’s a useful guide for parents.
January 18, 2019
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Education
The real risks posed by too much screen time
Just as the Christmas holidays have ended and children have gone back to school, The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has produced guidance saying screen time for kids may not be as bad as we all thought. I’m sure many parents would have preferred this guidance to have come out before the
January 4, 2019
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What parents need to know about Instagram
Here’s a little test to see how much you know about Instagram. Did you know Instagram has a feature that enables you to restrict screen time? Did you know it uses an automatic anti-bullying filter to stop users from seeing inappropriate posts? Or that you can set filters to stop certain words and emojis appearing
December 13, 2018
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Family Life & parenting
Be Strong Online: Teaching digital resilience
How do you talk to your children about digital resilience? Mums, dads and children spend so much time online that we’re being presented with challenges that didn’t exist just a few years ago. Children have to be taught how to react if they spot a hurtful meme, if they’re excluded from a WhatsApp group or
September 4, 2018
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Family Life & parenting
#WhoIsSam Online safety and streaming media
Christmas is just days away and no doubt many children will receive tablets, mobile phones, computers and other devices that provide internet access. The challenge for us mums and dads is keeping our children safe while they use the Internet. A new campaign, timed to coincide with gift-giving season, highlights the uncomfortable truth that many
December 5, 2017
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