Thoughts? Loose Women star Carol McGiffin recently ended up causing a debate among parents – and her co-stars – for suggesting that giving kids tablets is essentially the same as ‘giving them a dummy’. In other words – just to make them stay quiet. The TV presenter spoke out against letting children watch films or […]
3 years ago
Ah, the perils of modern-day parenting. If you, like many of us, rely heavily on Amazon in order to get the Christmas presents bought this year (I mean; with the lockdowns and restrictions on movement, it has been rather tricky to get to the shops!) you might want to read this. Especially if you have […]
4 years ago
This is shocking. According to a new UK survey, more than half of primary school teachers have reported ‘disturbing’ sexual harassment of pupils in the past year. A third (33 percent) of the teachers polled said they were aware of incidents such as verbal sexual harassment including cat-calling and wolf-whistling and the sharing of pornography. […]
4 years ago
Because the internet is both a blessing and a curse For every parent, the task of protecting our children online is a challenge that grows in complexity every day as our children’s age and computer-use increases. Computers, tablets and smartphones are here to stay, and the more they are becoming a part of children’s lives, […]
5 years ago
Social media can be fun. It provides us with connection and community and inspiration. However, we all know by now that it is now all rosy. That social media, and the way we interact with it, also has its dark sides. Maybe especially so when it comes to teenagers and young people, who have never […]
5 years ago
This is worrying. There is no denying that bigger and bigger chunks of our children’s days are spent on a screen. And while tablets and phones and TV screens can provide both entertainment and education and so much-needed chill-out time for us parents, the reality is that we know little about the effects of all […]
5 years ago