by Kate Farina | Apr 6, 2022 | Filters & Limits, Settings, Stranger Danger
South African law makers have been quietly working away behind the scenes and two recent pieces of legislation have come into effect, with potential to be used as tools for keeping kids in particular, safer and saner online. Cybercrimes The Cybercrimes Act 19 of 2020...
by Kate Farina | Jan 10, 2022 | Filters & Limits, Settings, Stranger Danger
The online world has brought a whole new complexity to our parenting role. We must already make sure that our children eat veggies, sleep for 10 hours, play outside, wear sunscreen, learn intellectual, emotional and physical skills, and generally grow up to be fully...
by Kate Farina | Dec 17, 2021 | Social Media
To parents trying to keep up in this tech age, it feels like there is a new social media app on the scene every month. Teens (and more and more, tweens too) love, want and will tell you they NEED social media! Figuring out when to cave to your child’s pleas for a...
by Kate Farina | Dec 1, 2021 | Screen Time
Parents in today’s tech age intuitively understand the life changing importance of the decisions we make around kids and technology, but often feel uncertain and overwhelmed about where to start. Our conversations about online parenting with other parents are not...
by Kate Farina | Nov 29, 2021 | Cyberbullying
Cyber bullying is bullying using digital platforms to harass, threaten, embarrass, hurt or target another person in a public way. It can happen on gaming platforms, social media or by text or email. Cyber bullies often find it easier to bully people this way because...