FREE: Life Online Parent Pack
After an exceptional response to something I said on Twitter, I’ve created a free downloadable pack of materials to inform and empower parents on the
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 we all need to know the facts, need to be able to discern truth from twaddle – and that’s where I can help. I share what the science says. For links to research and other resources on this topic, please go to Extras. For my posts on the topic, see below. Do use the search box to find specific topics.
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
#AskNicolaMorgan 6: “Is social media affecting my GCSEs?”
This question in the recent Ask Nicola Morgan competition comes from The London Oratory School. And no, I haven’t decided who the competition winners are
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
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
#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
#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
AskNicolaMorgan: #1 “Do you think teen mental health would improve if social media was banned or vanished completely?”
As part of the Ask Nicola Morgan competition** going on right now, every school to enter gets at least one question answered on my website and
How and why are our screens so addictive?
If we don’t understand this, we can’t beat any problem that might occur involving over-use of screens, either in ourselves or people we care about.
“I want my time with you” – and quite right, too
Tracy Emin’s new art installation at St Pancras station has hit the news, as her work always does. I have no expertise with which to
Six Steps to Online Well-being #MentalHealthAwareness
Schools have been focusing for a long time on online safety – by which they mean avoiding danger. That’s very important, of course. But there
“Be Internet Legends” – FREE internet safety resource for KS2
Teachers of KS2 (upper primary) might like this free resource from ParentZone and Google, Be Internet Legends. I can’t check it out, as I’m not
