
- internet (28)
- television (4)
- social media (12)


Let your kids earn screen time
I’ve never been a fan of kids spending hours and hours in front of screens. When I grew up we didn’t have computers, and we were limited to one TV program a week. I resented this at the time, but looking back on my childhood I have memories …
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Review of Tech-Savvy Parenting: A Guide to Raising Safe Children in a Digital World
In Tech-Savvy Parenting: A Guide to Raising Safe Children in a Digital World, parenting expert Nikki Bush and tech guru Arthur Goldstuck…
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Protecting kids on the internet pt 2 – social media slang & tips for kids
While the internet has a number of dangerous aspects to it, the ones that pertain to children generally fall into two categories…
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Protecting kids on the internet pt 1 – guidelines for parents
Our children are being raised unsupervised in a digital world, and parents are ill equipped to protect them. Here are some guidelines which I hope will help empower you to parent effectively in this digital age.
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Is my iPhone obsession making me less engaged as a mom?
A couple of weeks ago I took my daughter to the park. She was unusually clean (it was 3pm on a Sunday), beautifully dressed and without her dummy.
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Helping kids use cell phones responsibly
Children and young people have always been keen to grasp the opportunities offered by new technologies, and mobile phones are certainly no exception.
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The Social Network
I am the first to applaud social networks like Twitter, Facebook and blogs as wonderful forums for sharing mommy angst, agony, pride, questions and research…
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The World Wide Web offers support, comfort and advice
Nothing prepares you for becoming a parent. No one, even a parent, can explain the love you feel for your child…
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Tweeting parents beware!
For every word, comment, tweet, blog post and Facebook status I put out there, I consider that my son, who is only 20 months old and cannot say internet let alone type the word…
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Cybermoms thrive
Last week, I had brunch with a group of moms I met through a website forum. Tomorrow, I have playdate with a mom I met on Twitter and through our blogs, and I’m trying to arrange – via email on Smartphones – drinks with another mom I connected with through my magazine’s website forum.
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Kids and technology – good or bad?
I remember the first time I saw the video “Shift happens” and the enormous impact it had on me and how I thought about my children’s future…
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