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The Digital Wild West
Why Children Are Unavoidably Exposed to Harmful and Violent Content
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Cyber safety
Cyber Safety Guy - Online Child Safety - Teens 13+ Edition
Happy Friday, everyone. I hope you are all looking forward to a great weekend! As promised, I will be creating three child online safety presentations: * A guide for parents, teachers & Guardians * A guide for children up to 13 * A guide for teens 13+ Here is the third and final
Cyber safety
From Stress to Strength: Helping Children Navigate Life's Pressures
Stress. It’s a word we can all relate to in some shape or form just by living our lives and often associate with adult life—work deadlines, bills, and packed schedules, but stress is a normal part of life for children and teens, too. From the pressure of a
Cyber safety
Cyber Safety Guy - Online Child Safety - Children up to 13 Years Edition
Happy Monday, everyone. I hope you all had a great weekend! As promised, I will be creating three child online safety presentations: * A guide for parents, teachers & Guardians * A guide for children up to 13 * A guide for teens 13+ Here is the second of those promised videos, which
Cyber safety
The Ultimate Back-to-School Guide: Preparedness for Parents
As summer winds down, the return to school can bring a mix of emotions for children: excitement for new beginnings, but also anxiety and uncertainty about changes in routines, classes, and academic pressure. For you as parents, navigating this transition requires understanding and proactive steps to help your children feel
Cyber safety
Cyber Safety Guy - Online Child Safety - Parents|Teachers|Guardians Edition
Happy Friday, everyone. I hope it has been a good week and you are looking forward to some well-deserved downtime this Bank Holiday weekend! As promised, I will be creating three child online safety presentations: * A guide for parents, teachers & Guardians * A guide for children up to 13 * A
Parenting
VPNs for Kids: A Dangerous Shortcut to Online Harms
I often discuss with you the importance of keeping children safe online, so you might think that a Virtual Private Network (VPN) is a no-brainer security tool that everyone should use to protect themselves. As with everything, though, there is the light and then there is the dark and it
Parenting
Not Just "Teen Drama": The Serious Reality of Online Relationship Abuse
This morning, I read a news article that contained many of the dangers I have previously warned about on this very blog. Still, it never fails to shock me at the levels of misery created by the online world and social media platforms. As parents, teachers or others with a
Cyber safety
Logging Back In: My Return to the World of Child Safety
Happy Friday to you all! As you are all aware, I needed a little break to deal with the mental and physical toll that this activity can take. I want to thank you all for your incredible understanding and support during my time away. It meant more than you know.
Cyber safety
Even Cyber Safety Guys Need a Break: It's Ok Not To Be Ok
I want to start by saying thanks to those of you who regularly send words of support and thanks for what I try to do, it genuinely means a great deal to me and often helps me to find the strength to write the next article. Publishing each of these
Pet Therapy
Virtual Pet Therapy #27
Sometimes our pets are the best therapy
Cyber safety
The Deepfake Deception: Unmasking the New Threat to Children's Cyber Safety
Back in March this year, I wrote the article below on the subject of Deepfake Pornography and the danger it poses to women and girls and how important it is that we teach all children, from a young age, about the risks online, especially as technology continues to race ahead