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Video sharing platforms can be a great resource for education, entertainment, and creativity for your children. However, having access to a seemingly limitless wealth of videos is not without its risks—even when the platform is specifically designed to be used by children.

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Whether it’s the summer break or during the festive period, the holidays can be a much-needed time for your family to break free of your usual routine. It’s a time when you and your children have the opportunity to slow down, reconnect, and explore different activities that you enjoy...

A family media agreement is an agreed family plan about how you, as a family, will deal with computers, smartphones, tablets, gaming consoles, e-readers and any other digital devices that are in your family’s life.

This type of agreement may also be referred to as a family tech plan, a...

More and more digital devices are creeping into our everyday lives–and the lives of our little ones are no exception either. There’s the obvious lure of devices that we all enjoy (such as smartphones and tablets) but the tech industry is also steadily cranking out mind-boggling...

Social media can feel like a bit of a minefield at the best of times. Most of us parents are still getting our heads around Facebook, let alone TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram… the list goes on! These platforms can have benefits for our children’s social and creative development, but...

Screen time is becoming an increasingly integrated part of our everyday lives. However, too much screen time isn’t healthy for us adults, let alone the developing minds of our little ones.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends screen time limits for children based on their...

While the internet can be a great source of educational, entertaining, and creative content that’s just waiting to be tapped into, it can also present risks to the physical and emotional wellbeing of your child too.

The good news is laws and regulations are starting to become stricter when...

The California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (CAADCA) is a ground-breaking, game changing Californian law with one central goal: to protect our kids online. As someone who grew up in San Diego and became a lawyer there, I’m proud and happy to see that California is taking children's...

YouTube is a video sharing platform that can allow children access to a whole world of exciting and educational resources.

However, despite the benefits it can offer, it’s important to remember that the regular YouTube platform was not designed to be used by children. Because of this,...

Creating a strategy for how you and your family are going to develop healthy habits and boundaries with technology is an important part of being a responsible digital parent. However, it is more than likely that you will come across some difficult scenarios that are going to challenge that...

Minecraft is an open-ended building game, a sort of electronic version of Legos on steroids. The game is never-ending, and the combinations of play are endless. It can be a fantastic educational tool and can encourage creativity, teach kids to set and complete goals, make math fun, and encourage...

Being a responsible digital guardian means respecting children’s rights online and empowering them to use digital devices and access the digital environment in a safe and healthy way.

Nurturing children to develop a responsible relationship with technology requires open conversations, the...