by Kate Farina | Nov 21, 2021 | Filters & Limits, Gaming, Pornography & Violence, Settings, Stranger Danger
Parental controls can help you stay connected to your children The time of giving is fast approaching, and you may be thinking of getting your child a phone or tablet, or they may already have them. Either way, how much do you know about setting up devices to protect...
by Kate Farina | Sep 16, 2020 | Gaming, Screen Time, Settings, Social Media
The Social Dilemma : How do we help our kids break out of The Matrix while we are in it? I watched ‘The Social Dilemma’ on Netflix over the weekend, and after my own TEDx talk on hyper-stimulating digital media from over 2 years ago, I feel like I finally...
by Kate Farina | Mar 26, 2020 | Filters & Limits, Gaming, Pornography & Violence, Screen Time, Social Media, Stranger Danger
We find ourselves in extraordinary and testing times. However, as with all challenges, there are opportunities to come out of this stronger and wiser. Anticipating the greater amount of time that all of us will be spending at home in the foreseeable future –...
by Kate Farina | May 22, 2019 | Filters & Limits, Gaming, Pornography & Violence, Social Media
PG what? Real age restrictions in a digital world Parents are always in the best position to manage their children’s access to age-inappropriate content in the digital world – be it TV, movies, games, websites or Apps. Due to the high volume of Apps...
by Kate Farina | May 19, 2019 | Filters & Limits, Gaming, Screen Time, Settings, Social Media
Push-me-pull-you: the lure of the digital world Technology companies use cutting edge behavioural psychology to keep your children glued to their digital devices. Social media and gaming offer a simplified risk-free world for your children as an attractive alternative...