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The very best way to protect our children’s digital footprint
There is lots we can do to help keep our children safe online. But the very best way for them to show respect for their own digital footprint and to that of others too, is to instil in our kids this...
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Time: should we take another look at how we use it?
The most common response when you ask someone “how are you?” on any given day, more than likely has the word ‘busy’ featured heavily in the reply. Not having enough time is certainly an affliction...
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The selfie kids: Is this the best we can do to build self-esteem?
Are todays kids all about selfie poses and narcissistic self gratification? One only needs to scroll through an Instagram feed or check out the Facebook or Ask.Fm timelines of a few kids to see a...
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Adolescents, Cavemen and the Teenage Brain
I have written before about the teenage brain and the changes that are going on in those strangely wired little heads. I watched this week as my ‘almost teenager’ son walked outside with ghetto blaster...
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Hanging out online? Grow some thick skin and build on that resilience
Hanging out online, putting forth your ideas, sharing your thoughts, opinions and emotions for the whole world to view and digest, has become one of the primary ways we communicate, are entertained and...
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Interact and role play to help kids with their online behaviour
Teaching our kids how to be safe online and instilling good habits and behaviours, is an ongoing process. It is not a one off lecture that we sprout when we give them an iPod and the wifi password and...
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12 ways we’ve been the best parent this week
So I was sitting at home this week wondering about this whole parenting caper. It is an ongoing process that I don’t suppose ever really ends. So this week I thought I would take a snapshot of some of...
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Parenting the anxious child: are we fuelling the fear in our kids?
It seems that on every swing, in every class room and grasping on to every mothers leg, is an anxious child. Behind every anxious child, there is usually an anxious parent. I say this because it is the...
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Social Media and Teens: their thoughts on staying safe and responsible online
Keeping our kids safe on social media and encouraging responsible online behaviour can only be effective if we truly understand how kids are using the digital space and their thoughts and concerns...
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Business and Baby at home: a survival guide and a giveaway
Can we mix blogging with boogers? Pay rolls with play dough? Tantrums and trading? Dora and deadlines? Can we in fact mix business with baby? As a stay at home mum and business owner, I would say that...
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Pocket money and teaching kids to save
Recently it has come to my attention that my children are starting to cost a lot of money! Well as a matter of fact that came to my attention a long time ago, however as they get older and their tastes...
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Top 20 posts on digital parenting for 2013
This past year I have written numerous posts on what it means for our kids to live in a world that is largely online, and what that means for us as parents as we try to safely navigate them through...
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3 mistakes parents make with Technology and Online Safety
There are many many things we can do to help keep our kids safe online and there are many ways we can help them get the most out the technology that is available and avoid the worst of the pitfalls....
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Listening when others speak about our children: use it to teach and guide
Depending on second hand informaiton about our kids has now more than ever become a parenting tool we need to start taking notice of and acting upon. We all like to think that our kids are good kids....
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Separation anxiety and the clingy child: How parents can help
For parents of clingy children, the idea of sending them back off to school, kinder or daycare this week may be filling them with much trepidation and anxiety. Why are some kids clingy? Around 9...
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2 Things Parents must do to Effectively Parent with Technology and the Online...
The rapid advances in technology have meant rapid changes to the way our children live their lives, and subsequently to the way we must parent. The changes to the way we get information, the way we are...
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How do I ask my parents to let me on Instagram?
How do I ask my parents to let me on Instagram? That phrase has actually been a consistent search for people who have found my blog. I don’t know if I’ve ever properly answered that question but I...
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YouTube Safety Settings: A Back Up Plan for Safer Browsing
Setting up some safe settings in YouTube can certainly help curtail some of the unwanted and inappropriate content that may find its way onto the screens of your young child’s computer or portable...
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Will my child become addicted to video games? This video game contract may help
Is my child addicted to video games? I am worried if I let them play they will become addicted. We always end up in arguments whenever I tell them to get off and do something else. Should I stop my...
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One minute conversations to help kids listen and learn
Ever had what you believe to be a really important conversation with your child only to watch their eyes wander vacantly away from yours as they start searching longingly for an excuse to shut you up?...
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