App safety settings can shield your teen from some online dangers. Here are three settings to check on TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, Discord and Twitch.
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eParenting used to mean keeping your kids safe on the Internet, however now it has a wider scope including parenting with the use of technology, and distance parenting. Curated by Peter Mellow |
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App safety settings can shield your teen from some online dangers. Here are three settings to check on TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, Discord and Twitch.
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Two Filipino men suspected of blackmailing a UK teenager who took his own life have been traced by the BBC.
Daniel Perry from Dunfermline was 17 when he fell from the Forth Bridge in July 2013.
He had been the victim of online sexual blackmail or "sextortion" by a group operating from the Philippines, after being duped into taking part in an explicit Skype chat.
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By WA 7.30 presenter, Andrew O'Connor Dedicated fathers treasure the opportunity to dispense wisdom to their children, but let me tell you about the urban survival lesson my teenage son gave me in
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Danah Boyd has made a name for herself at the research division of Microsoft for painstaking work examining social media, Big Data and the tension between public and private lives - New Zealand Herald
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So-called perishable pictures are enticing teens to share inappropriate photos of themselves in the belief the images will vanish after being viewed.
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Two mothers who each lost a son to methanol poisoning in Indonesia have met for the first time, united in their desire to stop other families going through the same heartache.
Tell your teens to be careful what they drink in Bali.
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The scientist behind synthetic cannabis says the products absolutely should not be used as recreational drugs.
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It was meant to be a harmless night of teenage fun: a small group of school students had gathered at a friend's house, to talk and joke over a few drinks.
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Swallowing a tablespoon of the dry spice on a dare could lead to serious health problems, according to the latest report on the practice.
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The suicides of Rehtaeh Parsons and Audrie Pott should make us ask how the law could better deal with children who maliciously circulate sexual photos.
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THE days of teenagers texting and driving could be over thanks to a new device that can block mobile phones while a car is moving.
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THE rise in numbers of teens missing out on jobs because of content on their Facebook and Twitter pages has sparked a state government intervention.
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Flirty Facebook 'friend' requests are the bait some sex traffickers are using to lure in new victims.
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A SERIAL sex offender offered teen girls mobile phone credit and threatened to kill himself unless they sent him naked pictures, a Melbourne court has heard.
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AUSTRALIA'S emergency services are set to launch a long-awaited triple-0 smartphone application to respond more quickly to people in a crisis.
Perhaps an app you could suggest to your children who have smart phones as a safety measure?
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According to a new study published in the journal Pediatrics, 30 percent of teenage girls have met someone offline who they first met online.
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A study published today in the scholarly journal PNAS questions the conclusion of a paper from last year that was widely seen as greatly strengthening the evidence that regular cannabis use beginning in…...
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Almost half of sex addicts first experience problems as teenagers, according to a leading sex therapist who blames easy access to online pornography and poor sex education for the problem.
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SHE was the wild girl they tried desperately to get back on the rails. But they lost her in an instant this week.
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Making a bomb out of a small barbecue gas bottle seemed like harmless fun for Matt Lewis and his friends.
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Australian teenager, 17, drowns in resort swimming pool.
News Limited reports the teen may have been taking part in a "breath dare'' game - where participants compete to hold their breath underwater - when tragedy struck.
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Binge drinking traps brains in adolescence, Brisbane research shows...
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Tom Brady is the gifted quarterback of the New England Patriots, widely regarded (even by Jets’ fans) as one of the best ever at his position. But when he was a kid in the late 1980s and early '90s, his father Tom Sr.
PM - While it is about American football, the science behind the reasons why kids should not play tackle football sound correct.
Should tackle football have an age requirement?
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We launched Telstra Safe Social™ earlier this week. The best thing about the tool is that it can help make it easy for parents to start a conversation with their kids about who they are chatting with online and stay aware of potentially risky situations.
This step-by-step guide takes you through how to sign up and use Telstra Safe Social™ service.
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A mother has blamed her teenage son's secret energy drink habit for a breakdown in his mental health.