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The other day, I was walking with my sons when I gestured to a telephone booth and made some comment.
Imagine my surprise, when my 7 year old, looked at me with a perplexed expression on his face and asked, “Mommy, what’s a telephone booth?”
Aghast, I thought to myself –...
What is the proper online etiquette or netiquette for posting pictures online of other people’s children?
This is a question I usually get as people head out on vacations (usually sun-filled vacations) as they take pictures of children, friends and family on the beach, in parcs,...
What do students think parents should know?
I asked one of my former international public law students to give her perspective on Internet and tell parents what SHE thinks they should know.
Here is what she said:
My name is Susanna and I am a 22 year-old living in San Francisco, CA. My...
Is it possible that children can be prosecuted as sex offenders in the UK and in the US for texting and sexting?
So just what is the issue and how can you best protect your teenager?
BACKGROUND: In a 2009 article from Pew Research Internet Project, sexting was defined as “the creating,...
Tech Tale:
Vanessa is a working mother who uses her laptop and smartphone to conduct business when she’s at home. In between giving her children a bath and preparing dinner, she can often be found skimming her emails on her smartphone or checking the news alerts for updates impacting her...
What is a digital detox?
Basically a detox is just shutting down, turning off and stepping away from technology. A detox, just like a food detox, is a chance to give your body and mind a much needed break or short rest from overindulgence.
And let's face it: we all indulge in our...
Internet, mobile phones and wi-fi connected devices are ubiquitous. And this "everywhere - at all times" Internet access may cause parents to feel frustrated by their lack of concrete technical knowledge and expertise.
So what can you as a parent do to protect your children, when it...
Being the super advocate on Internet and technology, I had loaded their kid tablets up with plenty of educational apps and games, so I thought I was ahead of the game.
Imagine my surprise when my four year old starts clicking photos and focuses in on a little girl down the hall. I gasped, grabbed...
It’s almost mid-January and you have more or less settled back into the school routine after a couple of weeks of (hectic) vacation. If you’re like me, you can’t believe that the holidays are over and here you are again setting out the kids clothes, checking over homework,...
I won’t give you a lecture on what age is the appropriate age for purchasing a mobile phone for your child, but I will point you to a fantastic resource where you can ask yourself the following questions posed by Common Sense Media:
- Are your kids pretty independent?
- Do your children need...
AUTHOR: Katherine Fitzgerald, Law student, University of Paris 8
The Internet is ubiquitous and it has become an integral part of our consumer experience. Honestly I can’t remember the last time I booked a trip or purchased a movie ticket without going online. And whilst this may be an...
AUTHOR: Katherine Fitzgerald, Law student, University of Paris 8
Let’s face it apps are everywhere and all invasive it seems. There are apps for dating, banks, bookstores, cinemas, health, music and of course the holy mecca when it comes to children: games.
Whilst our older children still...
