Is It Time To Rethink Smartphones in Schools?

Jun 13, 2018 | children online, schools

As we get to the end of another school year I’m getting more involved with in-school discussions on what smartphone policies should be for the next academic year. This is a really good time to be thinking about it so that pupils and...

Wellness in the Age of the Smartphone

Apr 7, 2018 | digital health, smartphone, tech ethics

How is the rise of mobile technology impacting our wellbeing and health?  Published this week ‘Wellness in the Age of the Smartphone’ attempts to begin to answer this question. The white paper is the first paper produced by the Digital...

Digital detox for kids [PODCAST]

Mar 1, 2018 | children online, families

I recently recorded a podcast on the subject of digital detox for kids with The Parent Hood, looking at how to manage screen time healthily and happily in the home. It’s an hour-long podcast, very chatty and informal and covers a lot of helpful...

The tech industry needs to step up

Feb 5, 2018 | children online, families, social media

On Safer Internet Day, everyone in the tech industry, not just those working in e-safety, needs to ask if they are doing enough to keep children safe online. Clearly marking and promoting age limits on software and a centralised location...

Parents and schools must work together to tackle social media pressures on children

Jan 4, 2018 | children online, families, social media

A report published by the Children’s Commissioner for England ‘Life in Likes’, shows that primary school children are ill prepared for the increasing importance that social media takes in their lives as they move to secondary school.  Children and social media...