A recently released report by the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the death rate among teenagers and young adults (ages 10 to 24) due to suicide, has significantly increased in the last decade, outpacing all other age groups. Though these statistics come from the USA, it can...
Its almost that time of year again, exams and final tests for our kids. If it’s exam time in your family it probably means… study timetable – check brain food stocked up – check tolerating bad tempers and stress levels - check keeping the pets quiet and other distractions to a...
At Be in Touch we are concerned with all aspects of digital well-being, and we are so excited to have partnered with the biggest Nerds in the land, who know a lot more about tech than we do. South Africa's original Information Technology support company Dial A Nerd is leading the way...
TIME FOR A SPRING DETOX? How digitally addicted are you? Technology is not all bad – hey, it’s what we’re using to communicate on this very platform! Like everything though, balance is key. Time Magazine reports that 68% of us sleep next to our phones, and that 81% of us have our smartphones...
This is a question I have been asked a lot since my TEDx talk, where I spoke about my own journey in healing an unhealthy relationship with pornography. Check out the talk HERE Although it is close to home for all of us in this age, I can relate to the...
A recent blog on new proposed South African legislation to protect children from exposure to pornogrpahy...