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Video Proof your Teen Must See!
Hot on the trail of my last post one of our Dad’s (bless him) has just let me know that a self named ‘geek’ in the US has posted video proof on Youtube that shows that Snapchats are even less destructible. digitaltrends reports that … Continue reading
Posted in Apps for Teens and Tweens, Cyber Safety, cybersafety, cybersmart, Dangers, Digital Citizenship, Digital Reputation, Parents, Phones, Sexting, Snapchat, Teens
Tagged Cybersafety, danger, Digital Reputation, mobile phones, Parental Control, Parents, sexting, Snapchat, Teens, Tweens
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Sexting v Child Pornography
When three US high school students from Virginia made mobile phone videos of drunken sex acts with fellow teens and shared them among themselves, they ended up in court last week facing charges usually reserved for adult predators: child pornography, … Continue reading
Posted in Cyber Safety, cybersafety, cybersmart, Dangers, Digital Reputation, Parental Controls, Parents, Sexting, Snapchat, Teens, Tweens
Tagged asperger s syndrome, Cybersafety, Cybersmart, high school students, internet safety, mobile phones, Parental Control, Parents, sexting, Teachers, Teens, Tweens
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Grrr….Now Facebook has Invaded the Dinner Table!
And you, like I, thought the family dinner table was sacrosanct! Surely the dinner table is the last bastion of family togetherness and now Facebook is challenging even that! While the family sit around at dinner table chatting about their day, a teen obsessively checks her … Continue reading
Posted in Cyber Safety, Facebook, Parental Controls, Parents, Phones, Social Media, Teens, Tweens
Tagged Facebook, mobile phones, Parental Control, Parents, social media, Teens, Tweens
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Mum, Dad – Do you know if your child is on Kik Messenger?
This is not the first time I have posted an article about Kik. I post again because of the number of teens and tweens using it and a lack of awareness of parents. What is Kik? Is your child on it? Do you … Continue reading
Posted in Apps for Teens and Tweens, Cyber Safety, cybersafety, cybersmart, Dangers, Kik, Parental Controls, Parents, Phones, Social Media, Teens, Texting, Tweens
Tagged Cybersafety, Instagram, internet safety, Ipads, Ipods, Kik, Kik Messenger, mobile phones, Parental Control, Parents
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To My 13-Year-Old, An iPhone Contract Love Mum :) xo
Dear Gregory Merry Christmas/Happy Birthday! You are now the proud owner of an iPhone. Hot Damn! You are a good and responsible 13-year-old boy and you deserve this gift. But with the acceptance of this present comes rules and regulations. … Continue reading
Posted in Cyber Safety, cybersafety, Digital Citizenship, Parents, Phones, Social Networking, Tweens
Tagged Digital Citizenship, mobile phones, Parental Control, passwords, Teens, Tweens
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The Project – Get the message on sexting
Last night Channel 10′s The Project ran a story about a young Victorian man and the difficult situation that he now finds himself in since a friend sent him a sext. Corey Clement is now on the Sex Offenders Register for 8 … Continue reading
Posted in Cyber Crime, Cyber Safety, cybersafety, Dangers, Digital Reputation, Phones, Sexting
Tagged Cyber Crime, Cybersafety, Digital Reputation, mobile phones, sexting
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Instagram or Instasex – What are the dangers?
In June I wrote a post about Instagram. I asked parents to take an active role and check if their children were on it. Check what photos they were posting, if they were geotagged, who was following them and what sort of photos they were viewing. … Continue reading
Tween: ‘I need a Mobile!’ Parent: When is the right age?
There is an easy answer to this question! Your child is old enough when you need them to have one. A tween is usually in your company or with other responsible adults therefore there is no reason for a phone. If they … Continue reading
Posted in Cyber Safety, cybersafety, cybersmart, Dangers, Phones, Social Media, Texting
Tagged Cybersafety, Cybersmart, danger, Instagram, internet safety, mobile phones, sexting, Texting, Tweens
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Keep up with your kids
If you are struggling to keep up with the latest computer terms and acronyms, don’t stress – you are not alone! Even though I work in ICT (Information Communication Technology) everyday I seem to have to learn a new TLA … Continue reading
At 17 a teen sent a sext, 7 years later…..
If the term Cyber Safety causes teen eyes to roll, the words future Cyber Reputation often hit a wall with teens barely able to imagine themselves older than 18 let alone a twentysomething. The definition of reputation implies thinking ahead and … Continue reading
Posted in Cyber Safety, cybersafety, Digital Citizenship, Digital Reputation, Phones, Texting
Tagged Cybersafety, Cybersmart, danger, Digital Citizenship, mobile phones, sexting, Texting
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Switch on Google SafeSearch to Protect your Tots and Tweens
Visit the Google Family Cyber Safety Centre Today Do your children Google? Are your children curious? Google has good safe, family settings to protect your children but you must turn them on. SafeSearch is designed to screen sites that contain sexually explicit … Continue reading
Posted in Cyber Safety, cybersafety, cybersmart, Dangers, Internet safety
Tagged Cybersafety, Cybersmart, danger, internet safety, mobile phones
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