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Virtual Reality: A Potential Danger for Children this Christmas?
As Christmas approaches, many parents may be considering purchasing virtual reality (VR) headsets for their children as gifts. With the…
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TikTok Suggestions to new teen accounts — Parents be aware
TikTok has recently come under fire for reportedly suggesting eating disorder and self-harm content to new teen accounts within minutes of…
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Recent Twitter decisions — impact on child safety
Twitter recently announced that it will be dissolving its Trust and Safety Council, a group of volunteers, experts and organizations that…
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Online Safety — Communication & How to have ‘The Chat’
I put together the video above for my YouTube channel regarding how to have ‘The Chat’ with your child on the subject of online safety. I…
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Continued Delays to Online Safety Bill
Continuing on from my previous blog post I have been reading a disturbing article by the amazing people at the Internet Watch Foundation…
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Instagram Age Verification
Some good news on the social media front! Instagram has announced a new feature implemented to help protect children. As long as you as a…
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Delays to Online Safety Bill — Get It Sorted!
Trigger warning — PTSD & Child Abuse themes.
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TikTok ‘Kia Challenge’ — Parents Beware
I am hearing about a TikTok challenge, called the ‘Kia Challenge’, that became viral in the land down under and has already moved to the…
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Incels — An Emerging Threat To Children
⚠️ Trigger warning — this post may contain terms or references that could trigger individuals.
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Social Media & Mental Health
I personally left social media about 5 years ago now because of the very negative effect it was having on my already severely damaged…
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Best parental control apps for Android and iOS
Ok, so most of you know by now that my first piece of advice when it comes to keeping your children safe online is that communication and…
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Cannabis Sweets — Parents Be Aware!
Some very worrying news emerging today regarding the targeting of children on social media with cannabis edibles being marketed as sweets.