Technology

Should I Stalk My Teen on Facebook?

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It’s one of the questions that will define this generation of parents – “Should I friend my teen on Facebook?” This is a defining question as it encapsulates the most significant shift in parenting for a couple of generations.  The difference between parenting kids in the in the age of digital and mobile technologies compared [...]

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10 Popular Apps for Teenagers

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With smartphones rapidly becoming the most common mobile device throughout countries like Australia, UK, and the USA, an increasing number of teenagers have access to the internet via their phone.  And if they have access to the Net they have access to Apps (an App is a small program designed to run on mobile devices.) [...]

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Teens, Technology, & Defensive Parenting

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Earlier this week I read some interesting research about parents who have iPhones (I posted the article on Understanding Teenagers Facebook page) and it got me thinking about the way technology is shaping the practice of parenting. There has been a lot written about how technology is shaping this generation of teenagers, but mostly this [...]

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Digital Boundaries For Generation Z

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I have written previously on this blog about the issues of teenagers getting enough sleep. So it will come as no surprise to those who are regular readers of this blog that the following research about Generation Z and sleep caught my attention recently. Lisa Matricciani, a researcher from the University of South Australia, has [...]

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Teaching Generation Z – Embracing Digital Learning

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Recently I have been working on courses to help teachers connect more effectively with today’s teenagers. In the process I have gone down numerous tangents, with varying degrees of relevance. One of the most relevant tangents is how technology is shaping the way teenagers think and relate.  This is not a new field of enquiry [...]

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Parents & Teenage Online Gaming

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In my previous post I discussed 8 reasons why teenagers are increasingly likely to struggle with addiction to online gaming.  Knowing the reasons is one thing, knowing what to do about it is another thing entirely. This post is a place to start for parents who have teenagers who are into online gaming. Before I [...]

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8 Reasons Why Teens Are Increasingly Addicted to Online Gaming

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Online gaming. Those words alone are enough to make some parents cringe in agony. The concept of versing opponents via the Internet isn’t as new of a concept as most think. As early as the mid 1990’s, Nintendo were experimenting with online gaming with their Super Nintendo console (mostly in Japan, where a hardware add-on [...]

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Birthdays, Parenting, & Social Networking

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Recently there was yet another great reminder that today’s teens are growing up in a world vastly different from the one their parents grew up in. I am not referring to global warming, iphones, Justin Bieber, or Nintendo DS. What I am referring to is one of the more precious traditions in most families – [...]

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Teenage Online Behaviour Consistent With Offline Behaviour

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It appears that teenagers are getting wiser about how they conduct themselves on online. While the risks are just a prevalent as ever, a majority of teens seem to be making wise choices. However as with most arenas of life, more than a few teens have regrets about choices they have made online. A survey [...]

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Teenage Love In the Digital Age

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In my previous post I outlined the contours of dating and finding a romantic partner during adolescence.  While that post is full of useful information (really it is you can check it out right here) it was lacking slightly. I made a passing reference to the impact of growing up in a digital world upon [...]

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