Brace yourself, you may not have noticed, but your child might be regularly hanging out with AI friends. If you’re not really into using AI yourself yet, it may be hard to…
Tag: keeping kids safe
My new research investigated tweens and social media and the issues they face when engaging with social media platforms. It reveals that while children are aware of dangers such as online predators,…
It can be very confronting to learn that your teen is self harming – that is, they are deliberately hurting themselves. The term ‘self harm’ is now generally referred to as “non-suicidal…
Our teens are in crisis – anxiety, depression and drug abuse are all on the rise. Yesterday a young friend alerted me to a teen ‘support’ group that she belongs to. The…
13 Reasons Why Season 2 was certain to incite debate. Season 1 provided considerable discussion about the graphic depiction of suicide, in addition to a range of associated issues including social exclusion,…