by Kate Farina | Apr 12, 2021 | Filters & Limits, Settings, Stranger Danger
One of the most common questions we get asked by parents is: what are parental controls and do I really need them? Your kids may already have phones and/or tablets, or you may just be thinking of it, but either way, you’ve probably heard of parental...
by Kate Farina | Sep 30, 2020 | Screen Time, Settings, Social Media
Autoplay or autoplayed? Ask almost anyone and they will tell you that, for the most part, they make their own choices. In fact, our ability to make decisions about our own lives, is a foundation of what it means to be free. We take pride that each day we make choices...
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 | 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...
