Dr John Sharry, Founder Parents Plus Charity offers practical advice on dealing with conflict around technology use in the home.
Taking a screenshot is an important skill for young people and parents to have. This article will show you […]
The whole premise behind Snapchat is that captions or text can be added to images or videos taken on a mobile phone or tablet. These Snaps can then be sent to a friend who has a limited amount of time to view the Snap. After that it self destructs and can't be retrieved. During the up to ten second viewing window, it is possible (albeit difficult) to take a screen shot of the image, using an octopus like manoevure with three fingers on the phone.
Be the one to introduce your child to the Internet, is step one. For both parent and child it is an advantage to discover the Internet together. Here's the other nine top tips brought to you by the Webwise experts
Cyberbullying is a big problem. Initial findings in last year's EU Kids Online survey revealed how almost a quarter of children claim they have been bullied. And many suspect this figure is rising. As a parent, cyberbullying is likely to be a new phenomenon to you. While the classroom and playground bullies still exist, the practice has evolved. But remember, you can combat this new and dangerous strain of bullying.
In an age of instant computer-based communications, it’s good to know that more traditional, and perhaps more personal forms of listening and advice services exist. Here, we give you the low down on both telephone services.
Google's SafeSearch filters allow you to change your browser setting to filter out adult content in Google search results. Here's how you set it up
Ask.fm is a question platform site and is among the latest breed of web apps to become popular with Irish children. It's one of many similar websites now easily accessible online but is ahead of rivals like Formspring and Spillit with young Irish users. Here's the full low down
Your online reputation or digital footprint is both real and valuable. Your Facebook or Twitter page is your digital CV and valuable to your reputation and future career. Celebrities can afford to employ Reputation Managers to trawl through the net to clean or hide the unsavourable and to trend the positive news about them and their lives. Can you?
The best online safety strategy is to talk to your child. The online world is very much part of young people's world today, they are "growing up digital", and technology is embedded in every aspect of their lives. As parents your natural desire is to keep your children safe.
The SID2013 campaign targets teen bystanders who witness instances of online bullying. The aim is to encourage young people to intervene positively to show their support and solidarity with victims of online bullying. And, to help, the experts have put together this advice.
Are you are about to buy a smartphone, games console or tablet computer for your child? Whether for Christmas or as a birthday gift there are questions you need to ask the salesperson to help make that Internet-enabled gift safe for your child.
We all want our children to be safe online. And we all want them to learn new things online. YouTube, the video website where millions of hours of footage is uploaded every day by ordinary people, companies and organisations, is a site which has massive learning potential for youngsters.
We're told that there's an App for most things, but did you know that there are Parental Control Apps to help you keep your child safe online? However while mobile and online tools such as Parental Controls, Google Safe Search and YouTube Safety Mode exist they may not be totally effective and of course are no substitute for parental supervision
As parents, it’s likely that you remember bringing the roll of film to the shop to have your holiday snaps developed. It took hours, sometimes days, to get pictures back, and sometimes they were less than perfect. How things have changed.
Worried about something you have seen online or concerned about your child? Childline and the National Parents Council Primary offer free advice and support service.
Childline is a support service for young people up to the age of 18.There is a 24hr telephone, online and mobile phone texting service.
The National Parents Council Primary enables and empowers parents to be effective partners in their children’s education.
Sometimes you might unwittingly stumble across illegal online content like child abuse imagery. Always remember: you can report it and get it removed using Hotline.ie.
Hotline.ie exists to combat the distribution and proliferation of illegal content, like child sexual
abuse content, in conjunction with police and Internet Industry