Tag Archives: Tweens

The Secret Life of Teens – Keeping you in the Picture

Posted on 30/04/2013 by

A 2012 Report conducted by independent research firm Taylor Nelson Sofres, and commissioned by mcafeecybered.com   found that almost 80% of parents said they are having conversations with their teens about their online activities however… 66.5% of teens said their parents … Continue reading →

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Rate Me Instagram! Instant Online Beauty Contests.

Posted on 29/04/2013 by

According to the Washington Post, the latest craze involves young girls around the ages of  12 to 13 posting photos of themselves and asking the sadly popular Internet question: “Hot or not?” The Post goes on to say that, ‘A quick look at … Continue reading →

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The Boy who Saw too Much

Posted on 28/04/2013 by

When her 11 year-old son was exposed to a violent porn video online, Lizi Patch was left to explain adult concepts to a confused child. “Faced with hideous new information my son simply didn’t know where to file it.” Click … Continue reading →

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Have you Googled your Child’s Name?

Posted on 27/04/2013 by

Not many know that as well as teaching Literature I also dabble in teaching Year 7 Multimedia. One lesson I teach is a Digital Reputation class.  I start by ‘googling’ my own name and showing the class what is on the internet about me.  We talk about how they … Continue reading →

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Grrr….Now Facebook has Invaded the Dinner Table!

Posted on 20/04/2013 by

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 →

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Mirror Mirror on the Wall – The Selfie and the Psychological Impact on our Teens

Posted on 14/04/2013 by

The urbandictionary defines a Selfie as: ‘A picture taken of yourself and uploaded to Facebook, or other social media sites. You can usually see the person’s arm holding out the camera. A selfie is usually accompanied by a kissy or duck face or … Continue reading →

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Need a Mood Cure? Facebook Makes us Better!

Posted on 24/03/2013 by

A new report on mashable is every parent’s nightmare and every teen’s joy!  Proof that Facebook is good for you!  The research shows that spending time on Facebook can be a satisfying and rewarding experience making us feel good by massaging our self … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Email Scammer Tips

Posted on 23/03/2013 by

Some parents allow children, as young as 5 or 6 to hold an email account.  The list below, of the many scams that prey on email users, helps to explain why most email providers expect account holders to be 13 and over. To keep them cyber safe, … Continue reading →

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:) Like what you Hate! :( What is Hater?

Posted on 17/03/2013 by

Yet another new App was launched last week.  It looks a lot like Instagram. You can take a picture or upload a photo from your phone, share it with a caption, and view and respond to other posts from the Hater community. … Continue reading →

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What is Keek? 40 year olds watching 11 year olds!

Posted on 10/03/2013 by

The dangers: This girl is Australian, the man in this picture lives in the U.S and doesn’t appear to be related to her and yet is subscribed to all her video updates What is most concerning about this App is … Continue reading →

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Instagram is the New Black with Tweens!

Posted on 01/03/2013 by

Just as parents seem to have finally got the message that their child should be off Facebook until 13 or be heavily monitored, Tweens have hijacked Instagram. The explosion of iPod Touches, iPads and the iPhone 5 (the tweens and teens get the hand … Continue reading →

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To My 13-Year-Old, An iPhone Contract Love Mum :) xo

Posted on 24/02/2013 by

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 →

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iTunes Card +Tweens +/-Teens = Caution

Posted on 10/02/2013 by

I got a little bit trashed last night, night I got a little bit wasted, yeah yeah I got a little bit mashed last night, night I got a little shhh faced it, yeah yeah ‘Hangover’ by Taio Cruz Do … Continue reading →

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Pornography Alert – Twitter’s Vine is now Age Restricted, 17+

Posted on 09/02/2013 by

I recently wrote and asked parents to talk to their teens and tweens about Twitter’s Vine, which allows users to upload 6 seconds of video onto Twitter. Twitter is now warning users and viewers that it “contains age-restricted material” and that no one under 17 … Continue reading →

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Will you get off that iphone, ipad, Laptop, Play station, Wii! Managing holiday screen time for tots, tweens and teens

Posted on 20/12/2012 by

How many times have you said (okay, yelled) something along these lines? How many days of the holidays are left? Perhaps it is time to sit  down and make a plan. Read this eminently sensible article, by Larry Magid and … Continue reading →

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