Survey finds that nearly 25% of kids under six have a smartphone
Have you seen a kid younger than six using a smartphone? As it turns out it might not belong to their parents, it just might be their own personal phone. A new survey conducted by Amárach, on behalf of online safety charity CyberSafeKids, has been released to mark Safer Internet Day. Amárach surveyed 900 parents […]
2 years ago
Giving kids a smartphone is “like giving them drugs”, expert warns
It seems we should all be a lot more concerned about restricting screen time.
4 years ago
My kids have used the iPad just twice in the last year – and here’s why I’m so strict about it
“I hope that I am instilling in them a sense that the real world is far more important, real friends, real chats, real experiences.”
4 years ago
From Apple to Android: three great midspec smartphones for teens
On the hunt for the perfect phone for your teen? As your child enters their teens there’s no doubt that technology, especially phones, will be high on their Christmas list. More than likely they will want a phone that can run the latest games/apps/etc with good performance, have a high quality cameras and decent storage. […]
6 years ago
DiaryZapp, the digital diary for kids to record their daily lives during lockdown
Such a brilliant idea! We’re living through a historical moment and one important thing we should all take a little time to do is document our daily lives right now, especially children. Creating a time capsule of this moment in time will be something great for them to look back on once it’s all over […]
6 years ago
As a parent, I think Instagram’s new plan to ‘hide likes’ is a good idea
Social media is not what it was when I was a teenager. When I was still in secondary school social media was MySpace, Bebo and MSN and was generally contained to a couple of hours in an internet cafe unless you were lucky enough to have dial-up at home. It was there but it wasn’t […]
7 years ago