These two young UK boys met online. They don’t say how they met online, but when they met offline they had their parents with them. Good ON THEM! 15-year-old Charlie and 13-year-old Leondre got a standing ovation from the crowd (and the judges) on the reality show “Britain’s Got Talent” after they performed an original rap song… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Cyber Bullying
How To Mute A Twitter User
You know the scenario, you followed someone on Twitter, they followed you back, but their Tweets are really annoying you for one reason or another. You’d actually like to unfollow them, however you fear that if you unfollow them or block them you are going to create bad blood, and honestly who has time for… Continue Reading
How To Block Unwanted Phone Calls And Texts
For years we’ve been wondering why it is so hard to block unwanted mobile phone calls and text messages. With Apple’s new mobile operating system iOS7 you can now block messages texts and calls very easily. You can’t unfortunately block any calls from “Blocked” or “Unrecognised” callers, meaning when you see a call coming in,… Continue Reading
How Effective Is Parental Supervision Online?
How Can Parents Supervise Kids To Keep Them Safe From Harm? There is a belief by some parents that they can allow their underage child access to adult and teen social media and messaging apps, as long as they supervise their child’s accounts and have educational talks with them. Many mobile apps used on iPods… Continue Reading
Facebook Is NOT For Kids!
An 8 year old boy saw porn on Facebook…. With more and more parents allowing their underaged kids to have Facebook accounts, this type of exposure will probably be occurring thousands upon thousands times a day. Most parents I speak to who allow their underage children access to adult apps either simply… Continue Reading
Ask.FM and Cyber Bullying
Today I received a phone call from a Sydney mother of a Year 8 school girl asking advice about the Q&A social media platform Ask.FM in relation to an ongoing cyber bullying episode. Apparently an Ask.FM account (not her daughters) was receiving anonymous questions that were set up to look as if they came from… Continue Reading
Should Schools Get Involved In Cyber Bullying Incidents Outside Of School?
What Does The Law Say? There is no actual Australian law that says that a school, public or private in Australia MUST resolve a cyber bullying issue that happens outside of the school grounds, but involves students from the same school. There are certainly recommendations to schools from the Department Of Education in each… Continue Reading
Start Your Kids Early On Social Media and Chat Apps!…Really?
You Can Do it….But Only Under Our Roof! There’s a parenting style that some parents have advocated, probably since the cave man days, that it is better to supervise their underage child’s use of adult pursuits whether it’s alcohol/sex/smoking or even illegal drugs than to ban it completely as it will only push it… Continue Reading
Cyber Safety & The Next Working Mums Masterclass
The Cyber Safety Lady is presenting at the next Working Mums Master Class being held on Saturday 25th May 2013 in Sydney Date/Time Date(s) – 25/05/13 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Location Yin & Yang Room, Hotel Urban We know you’ve been waiting for this one…! Our second Masterclass this year will be held in… Continue Reading
Untangle The Web – Manly Daily May 2013
The Manly Daily 25th May 2013 Leonie appeared in the Manly Daily talking about her Cyber Safety talks aimed at parents on the Northern Beaches. Leonie is working with the Northern Beaches Police Area Command holding public talks to both primary and high schools on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. Continue Reading