Safer Internet Day 2023
Today is Safer Internet Day 2023 and once again, the perfect opportunity to pause and ask ourselves whether we are aware of our kids’ digital footprints. Are we guiding them to use the internet...
Safer Internet Day 2021
Today is Safer Internet Day 2021 and so I thought it the perfect time to take stock and remind ourselves of how important it is that we are aware how our kids are using the internet. The internet...
Top 10 FREE educational sites for kids
As we are all more than aware, 2020 will go down in history as a time when the world stopped. Cities shut down, schools closed and a whole generation of kids were forced to learn online. Never has a...
Internet safety for kids
Internet safety for kids should be a priority in every home! It's so important to keep up-to-date with what's happening online, but it's also pretty overwhelming as there is so much information to...
Online chat – common acronyms
Do you have a grasp on the latest online chat? Do you know what your kids are saying to each other? Now is not the time to be ignorant... It's so important you're aware of what they're saying and to...
The top 11 tablet/phone apps for dyslexia
Since finding out Ella has dyslexia, we’ve been researching ways, tools and apps that can help her along the way. The following list includes my favourite choices and is mainly focused on primary (elementary) kids, but some are a must-have for kids of every school age.
Safer Internet Day
Today is Safer Internet Day and therefore what better topic to blog about than keeping our kids safe while they are online.
Kids online
In my last post, I talked about my fears of social media and our kids online. It got me thinking about the internet and technology in general. I’m in no way a dinosaur, stuck in the memories of yesteryear when we wrote each other letters by hand and called people on an actual telephone!
Internet safety – social media and self-worth
I’m worried for my kids. I’m worried for their friends and I’m worried for us as parents. Internet safety should be a concern for everyone.