How to manage screentime during COVID Covid-19 has left parents around the world to grapple with online learning, online entertainment and online working. As a result, it’s natural that the amount of time children spend using screens will increase. Is […]
This article was originally published in The Sydney Morning Herald Big Bird and the time when we understood being a kid Dr Joanne Orlando Sesame Street’s Big Bird conjures up images of innocent, wholesome childhood play. In contrast, young kid’s […]
The Conversation: How is the removal of Instagram ‘Likes’ panning out? I think the idea is good in theory but I wonder if all is as it seems… My thoughts 24 hours into the test.
Cancel culture…ever heard of it? It’s a large-scale fan exodus taking the social media world by storm. What’s more is that it’s a movement led by our kids. Here’s why you should know about it.
NSW has banned mobile phones in primary schools and many high schools are following . In my talk on Life Matters I explain the pros and cons of banning such widely used technology.
Sydney Morning Herald/The Age: I explain how to give kids the digital literacy skills they need so that they don’t fall victim to fake content online.
Honey Mums: Many kids will get a new device for Christmas, here’s what you need to do and decide on before you give it to them.
There are two underlying issues to our story today which relates to contemporary parenting practices compared with those of the previous generation. Attitudes have changed dramatically between the time when Lynette Honeysett was growing up in the 1960s and the […]
