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Doxing: What Parents Need to Know and How to Talk to Your Child About It

Credit: Freepik As our children spend more time online—chatting with friends, gaming, sharing videos, or scrolling through social media—it’s vital that we understand the risks they might face. One of...

Smart Glasses: The Next Parenting and School Dilemma?

We’ve only just got our heads around smartphones in our children’s lives — now another piece of technology is on the horizon: smart glasses. They look stylish, even fashionable. Unlike clunky headsets...

Are We Giving Young Children Too Much Tech, Too Soon?

🔍 New Research from Ofcom Raises Urgent Questions for Parents As a parent, it can be hard to keep up with the pace of technology. Every day seems to bring a new app, platform, or gadget that our...

“Dear Sue, My PE Teacher Was Right…”

When a School Newsletter Letter Hit a Nerve – And Sparked a Parenting Pause By Sue Atkins – Navigating the Digital Jungle Dear Sue,I just wanted to comment on something my child’s PE teacher wrote in...

Why Turning Your Phone to Grayscale Helps with Screen Addiction (Especially for Kids)

Bright colours. Red notification bubbles. Eye-catching apps. They’re all carefully designed to keep us hooked—and for kids, this can mean hours of mindless scrolling or bouncing from app to app...

The Digital Jungle Dilemmas

Group Chats, Ghosting & Screenshots — A Preteen Soap Opera Welcome to the Digital Jungle Dilemmas — Your Support for Parenting in a Screen-Filled World! Parenting today often feels like posting...

Talking or Tapping? How Technology Can Boost — or Block — Your Child’s Language Growth

Children learn to speak by hearing speech — not swipes. But the right tech, used wisely, can support language, not silence it. A child’s brain is wired for words. From birth, they’re tuning into the...

Log Off, Tune In: Raising Emotionally Ready Kids Before Reception

Emotional literacy is a bigger predictor of school success than knowing letters or numbers – and it starts long before the classroom. When we talk about school readiness, we often focus on academic...

Before children are ready for school, they need time to splash, squish, dig, dance and imagine. Not swipe.

Building Brains Through Play – Why Messy, Hands-On Learning Beats Apps In a world filled with educational apps and digital flashcards, it’s easy to believe that technology holds the key to early...