Life Online

Adults think young people use their devices too much; young people think adults don’t know what they’re talking about. I think adults need to know the facts, need to be able to discern truth from twaddle – and so do young people. I also think many adults set an extremely bad example.

We need to stop blaming and judging. We need the facts and we need to understand something about how the brain works before we can decide what is bad or good or too much about life online. Luckily, I’m up to speed with this as I’ve been studying all the research on my phone…

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Podcast interview for You Inside Out on social media, screens and self-esteem

Recently, I really enjoyed being interviewed by the tour de force that is Sonja Lewis, creator of the You Inside Out blog and podcast for

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Authoritative digital parenting

An excellent article here from Parenting for a Digital Future. Do read the whole article closely but particularly note: “Our task is to help parents

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Switch Off Saturday / Sunday?

The weekend approaches! However busy you are, this should involve rest and relaxation. You might be in the middle of exams or something else high-pressure

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#26 52 WAYS to WELL-BEING: Be healthy online

Following from yesterday’s #25 (Switch Off Screens), #26 is more detailed, covering the whys and hows of how to have good online well-being. And I

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#25 52 WAYS to WELL-BEING – Switch Off Screens

Continuing my 52 Ways to Well-being series, with simple, sensible, evidence-based tips to improve well-being and bring control into your life, I bring you the

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