A Safer Digital Future: What Parents Need to Know About Australia’s New Social Media Age Laws
From December 10 this year, Australia will lead the world in a major change to online safety.New legislation will restrict children under the age of…
Tag: Screens
META-AI is Designed to Prey on Your Kids for Profit
(And why we can’t afford to wait for them to fix it) Last week, Reuters rang alarm bells for parents in a major news story.…
Breaking the Silence: Confronting Sexual Harassment Among Students
A mother recently reached out to me, devastated by what her daughter has endured in her first year of high school. Instead of excitement and…
Unplugged Parenthood: Reducing Screen Time to Strengthen Family Connections
In today’s digital age, the movement toward giving our children an “Unplugged Childhood” is gaining momentum. But what about parents? Our own screens have become…
Our Phones Are Wrecking Us
The Case Against Screens for Young Children I’ve always been part of the anti-screen choir for younger kids. Moreover, my views on what’s happening with…
Pornography-Proofing Your Kids
Explicit Content Harms Children In today’s digital landscape, explicit content is pervasive, posing significant risks to our children. With nearly half of children aged 9…
Capping: How the Bad Guys Get to Your Kids Online
Online predators use increasingly deceptive tactics to reach children. One alarming trend is “capping,” a form of predation where kids are tricked into sharing explicit…
The Screens Issue
Two-thirds of parents say parenting is harder today than it was 20 years ago, with many suggesting that technologies – like social media or smartphones…
Please Turn Off Your Phone
Is your attention tuned to your phone rather than your child? It’s time to switch off and tune into our kids. I took a poll…
Body & Cyber Safety: How to Pre-arm and Protect Your Children
Protecting children from harm in today’s digital age is more important—and more challenging—than ever. From social media risks to cyber safety and the rising prevalence…