We’ve all heard the expression, ‘You can’t teach an old dog, new tricks!’ While I think you could probably squeeze in one or two, I am a big believer in educating young minds. McAfee recently released the findings from its ‘Secret Life of Teens’ survey which gave a real insight into Aussie teens’ online behaviour. Read more…
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In late 2010, Amy Chua introduced the world to the idea of extreme (aka ‘Tiger’) parenting in her book ‘The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother’. Any notion of a loving feline protecting her cubs instantly vanished – the tiger parent was now super intense, ultra-strict and very outcome focused! In her controversial book, Amy Read more…
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Touch wood – my kids don’t own a boat. Or a house. Or have a credit card with a bulging debt. But would you be shocked if I told you that there are three year olds with lines of credit and seven year olds with million dollar mortgages? I was horrified. And no, it isn’t Read more…
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About four weeks ago, I lost my much loved BlackBerry at Sydney airport. I felt like my life was over – and you know what, it was for a few days. I had lost years’ worth of contacts, apps and precious photos of my boys! I was shattered. Now just because I am Cybermum doesn’t Read more…
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After reading some of the results from the Secret Life of Teens research study, the online safety conversations have been happening thick and fast at our house. But I have to be honest – my boys are pushing back! Dr Justin Coulson, parenting expert, has the answer. He believes that our teenagers’ stage of neurological Read more…
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The recent ‘Secret Life of Teens’ research results definitely provided Aussie parents with a wakeup call! While 80% of parents trust their kids not to access age inappropriate content, 67% of our teens admit their parents don’t know everything they do online! And with over 30% of teens admitting to pirating and 6% admitting to Read more…
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My two teenage boys detest brussels sprouts, will absolutely avoid cleaning their rooms and would rather die than let me kiss them in public. One only reads magazines, the other does just the minimum amount of homework but they both respond particularly well to a bribe of hot chips! Like most parents, I think I Read more…
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If you have been putting off addressing your family’s cyber security – possibly in the too hard basket – then your time has run out. This week is National Cyber Security Awareness Week so there is absolutely no more room for excuses! National Cyber Security Awareness Week is an annual event organised by the Australian Government to Read more…
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Home and car insurance, home alarm system, deadlocks on windows and doors, income protection, health insurance … these are all things that we automatically have in place to protect ourselves and make our lives more secure. But what about our cyber lives? Are your PC, tablet and mobile protected? According to a recent study by Read more…
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When I was 15 I thought I had lots of friends: school friends, ballet friends, neighbourhood friends. If I tallied them up I may have had 50! Life was going well! Fast forward 25 plus years and the concept of a friend has completely changed. My 15 year old has over 500 friends on Facebook– Read more…
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