Reading and writing used to be enough on World Literacy Day, but now being able to filter what we read is an essential part of our children's development. It’s World Literacy...
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Has the smartphone and social media changed the dynamic of respect between parents and teens? Thursday, 1st August, is International Respect for Parents Day, created in 1994 to encourage...
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World Emoji (@WorldEmojiDay and #WorldEmojiDay) is upon us! 17 July is the day (chosen because that’s the date reflected on the calendar emoji) to celebrate the clever cartoons we – and our children...
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President Cyril Ramaphosa emphasized a dual point when he recently addressed South Africa’s first Digital Economy Summit (DES) via hologram recently: one President can speak ‘live’ to multiple audiences simultaneously...
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Download our smartphone agreement and tips here. There's something we so often miss when we decide to tackle the online issue with our kids. We listen to the media or...
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Consider this. What happens at the complex intersection where hormonal changes that occur during adolescence meet a device that offers escape, entertainment, humour, community, and transports you on a bullet...
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[caption id="attachment_1986" align="alignright" width="300"] There's more to social media and smartphones than meets the eye. We just don't know about it. But for our kids' sake, we need to.[/caption] There's a...
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Screen time is perhaps one of the most asked questions during recent presentations. How much time is appropriate for my child of a certain age? The problem is that it’s not...
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Managing a cyberbullying situation is terrifying for a parent. A few of the greatest issues are both the lack of knowledge in how to handle the situation, a difficulty to...
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For children as soon as they reach their tweens and teenage years they have a reputation or even to some extent personal brand - at least within their own social...
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