Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard unveils the new cyber education module, which was developed in partnership with McAfee and Life Education Australia. This module expands the Life Education Program that is for primary school children across Australia. A study called “The Secret Life of Teens Read more…
Tags: Australia, cyber bullying, Cyber Ed, cyber mum, cybersafety, Family Safety, Julia Gillard, McAfee, protect kids online
The virtual world holds greater fascination for children than the real one. There are so many ways and means to connect these days that it doesn’t matter if they are able to meet their friends for some play time in the evenings. The smartphone and tablet PC like iPad and Galaxy Tab have brought the Read more…
Tags: addiction to Facebook, cyber bullying, cyber stalking, McAfee Family Protection, pre-teens on FB, Spellstar, Teens on social networking sites
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…
Tags: Alex Merton-McCann, children online safety, cyber bullying, Cyber safety tips, cyber security, cybermum, cybersafety, digital reputation, families online, how to keep teens safe online, Internet Safety, McAfee, mothering, mothering advice, Mummy blogger, online safety, parental advice, Secret Life of Teens research, teens online safety
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…
Tags: Alex Merton-McCann, children online safety, cyber bullying, Cyber safety tips, cyber security, cybermum, cybersafety, digital reputation, families online, how to keep teens safe online, Internet Safety, McAfee, mothering, mothering advice, Mummy blogger, online safety, parental advice, Secret Life of Teens research, teens online safety
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…
Tags: Alex Merton-McCann, children online safety, cyber bullying, Cyber safety tips, cyber security, cybermum, cybersafety, families online, Internet Safety, McAfee, mothering, mothering advice, Mummy blogger, online safety, parental advice, Secret Life of Teens
This is one video that I hope goes viral. I would like to think that I would jump right in, but after watching that video I am afraid that I might not move quick enough in the precious seconds one would have in that moment. What about you? Would you help? My kids know to Read more…
Tags: child safety, cyber bullying, cyberbullying, good parenting, kids online safety, online safety
Last week, I had the opportunity to participate in a very pertinent and interesting panel discussion organised by McAfee on the online behaviour of Indian children and related parental concerns. The discussion was organised to throw light on some of the recent findings of a comprehensive study commissioned by McAfee titled ‘Are Indian kids safe Read more…
Following my last blog on Net bullies that demystified the concept of cyber bullying, it’s time now to throw light on the probable effects and solutions to this menace. To recap what cyber bullying constitutes, consider the case of teen singer Rebecca Black and the spiteful comments directed against her following the release of her Read more…
Though we have all been hearing cases of cyber bullying occurring in the West, it is still relatively in its nascent stage in India. Indian parents make the grave error of not giving this form of emotional abuse of children much significance, as they have no previous experience to draw upon, having never faced it Read more…
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