Top Tips For BYOD In Schools
With schools back in session, many parents in Australia are tasked with buying a laptop for their children. BYOD refers to “Bring Your Own Device”
As a parent, the school-issued laptop can either become the source of constant headaches with the need for monitoring and setting usage boundaries or a valuable tool for your child's education and learning.
To make the most out of this device and ensure your child's safety, it's crucial to select the right laptop and set it up correctly. In this post, we guide parents through the process of choosing the perfect school laptop and provide tips to maintain a safe and balanced experience with their new Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) setup.
Buying Your Childs 1st Smart Phone
As a “Digital Families Counsellor”, I've seen firsthand the positive and negative impacts technology can have on children and families. In this video, I'll discuss some important things to consider before buying your child their first smartphone, including safety, maturity, and how to help your child have a safe and balanced experience with their new device. So if you're thinking about getting your child a smartphone, click play for some valuable information and tips.
Kids deleting browser history?
It's becoming harder and harder to tell if your child is deleting their browser history to hide their online behaviour from parents. Most devices come with parental controls. But what should parents do if they find their child is getting sneaky with deleting their web searches? Read this helpful post from Leonie Smith from Digital Breezes Counselling
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Build Trust With your online child
Many young people won’t tell their parents when something goes wrong online. How can parents build a bridge and gain trust with their child to help them with online safety?
Approaching the parents of your child’s cyberbully?
I received a question from a parent recently “Should I contact the other parent of a child who is cyber bullying my child?”
This can be a tricky question, particularly if you have tried all other avenues including the school to resolve a cyber bullying issue and nothings been done. But what can go wrong?