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The 4 'rules for life' for today's digital kids

Do you have a child born since 2010? Experts are still waffling on what to call them - iGen? Generation Alpha? - but have identified four “rules for life” that set them apart. 

 
Parental Controls | Screen time | Mobile Apps | musical.ly | Social Media | tiktok | child development | self-harm | sexualisation
One mum's jaw-dropping journey through TikTok

It’s just kids making music videos, right? Wrong.

 
Parental Controls | Screen time | Mobile Apps | Social Media | classroom management | digital learning | violence
Are screens teaching our kids that violence is normal?

Violence in Australian schools is erupting at an alarming rate, and educators believe unfiltered online content is driving the trend.

 
Parental Controls | Screen time | Mobile Apps | Social Media | digital learning | preschoolers | tablet-time
What's the right age for a first tablet?

Most of our kids are taking their first swipe on a device before they take their first steps. But what’s the best age for a child to get their own tablet? Here’s what the experts advise.

 
Parental Controls | Screen time | Mobile Apps | Social Media | literacy | classroom management | digital learning | screens in school | phone ban
Screen-time, learning and literacy: What every digital parent needs to know

Too much screen-time has eroded the academic performance of Aussie students over the past five years - and devices “pervasively penetrating the classroom” are among the key reasons why. 

 
Parental Controls | Screen time | Mobile Apps | Social Media
The hours your kids will never get back

A new online platform has been developed to show us exactly how much of our lives device use is gobbling up.

 
Parental Controls | Screen time | Mobile Apps | Social Media | cyberbullying | wellbeing | mental health | empathy | kindness
Experts' top tips for a kinder internet

Trolling. Cyberbullying. Revenge porn. Violence. Hate speech. Sometimes it seems the internet has turned empathy into an endangered species.

 
Parental Controls | Screen time | Mobile Apps | Social Media | cyberbullying | wellbeing | mental health
Are screens a mental health risk at your child's school?

If BYOD and 1:1 device policies are in place - as they are in nearly every school across Australia - the answer is most likely ‘yes.’

 
Parental Controls | Screen time | Mobile Apps | Social Media | digital parenting | gatekeeper | media mentor
What kind of digital parent are you?

In the good old days - like 10 years ago - it was still possible to manage screen-time by imposing rigid limits. 

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