A recently released app called Yellow has drawn media attention for all the wrong reasons. What is being advertised as “an easy and free way to make friends” is now being criticized for being the “Tinder for Teens”. Just like Tinder, Yellow allows its users swipe to left and right to either like or pass [...]
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Do You or your Children Have Digital Dementia?
Do you rely on your smartphone to do most of your problem solving, date keeping and reminding? Do you jump straight onto Google when you’re looking for an answer to a tricky question or for ideas on how to entertain your kids? Well, new research is suggesting that it might be time to put our [...]
Top Tech Skills your 21st Century Children Need to Know
At ParentsCorner we’re often asked “How much technology is too much?” There is no quick answer to this. With technology being so essential to our everyday lives, workplaces and communications, it goes without saying that children need to learn the relevant skills to traverse the tech space. The tricky part comes in when deciding what [...]
Cyberbullying hits close to home
“Let the police escort you home, because if they don’t , I’m going to escort you to your grave.” This disturbing comment, made on video by a 16 year old girl living in Cape Town, South Africa, has spread like wildfire on social media. Even though the video was removed from social media platforms, the [...]
Top tips to a safer YouTube
Since its launch in 2005, YouTube has become one of the most popular online sites with over 790 million monthly visitors and currently boasts one of the most diverse platforms available online. It offers home DIY videos, music, educational advice, gaming tips, and more. I think we can safely say that YouTube is here to [...]
Nomowhat?
Mobile phones are essential to our daily lives, they started as an “away from home” communication device and have become our daily planners; our music players; and in some cases, the very heartbeat of our social lives. With these devices so integral to our lives, it is no surprise that people have developed psychological attachments [...]
Nerve: A unique approach to the dangers of the online world.
With our popcorn in one hand and notebooks in the other, the ParentsCorner team stepped out of the office and into the visual journey of the latest techno-thriller, Nerve. Directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, Nerve sets out to explore the potential dangers of social media and voyeurism through its appeal to the internet [...]
What Should Parents Know About Pokemon Go
Pokémon Go has taken the world by storm. Since its launch on the 6th of July 2016, the Pokémon go app has been installed over 100 million times and is said to be setting a new standard for the world of gaming. Not only does this widely popular app appeal to the nostalgic side of [...]
Online Grooming
According to ThinkUknow, “Grooming is a process used to prepare a child for sexual abuse. An offender’s aim when grooming will be to gain access to a child and build a relationship with that child. Grooming can take many different forms, from one off contact which may include sexual advances, to a series of events [...]
Five Easy Steps To A Safer Instagram
Since its launch in 2010, Instagram has changed the face of creativity and interaction in the social networking space. Instagram is a social networking app developed for the sharing of videos and photos from any iOS, Android or Windows device. It is an extremely popular app that inspires creativity and encourages social interaction. Its appeal [...]
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