‘Tis the season to… rethink kids’ toys
In our special festive parenting blog, Gary Crossing ponders an ever-widening generation gap in gift giving.
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Stop stressing over violent video games!
Parent Zone’s resident teenage blogger explains why he thinks parents shouldn’t be worried by young people’s love of on-screen shoot ‘em ups.
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FAMILY CHAMPION REVIEW: The first social network designed specifically for under-13s.
How cyber classrooms can help your child learn
GUEST BLOG: How the internet is bringing top quality teaching to UK pupils, wherever they are.
Police issues warnings over ‘Clownpocalypse’
Creepy clown craze swept along by social media is creating a ‘perception of fear in the community’ say police.
Opinion split over banning smartphones in the classroom
Teachers, parents and pupils polled are almost 50/50 on whether devices should be used at school.
It’s time to act on underage online gambling
BLOG: Underage online gambling is a growing problem and children and young people need protection. By Parent Zone CEO, Vicki Shotbolt
Checking mobiles at night leaves teenagers too tired for school
Poll finds evidence that children as young as nine are looking at their devices more than 10 times throughout the night.
Online gambling and young people: a growing concern
Online gambling, often through in-app game purchases, appears to be a growing problem among teenagers and young people. Here's what parents should know.
'Tinder for teens' raises concern among parents
Yellow, which automatically connects 'matches' on Snapchat, is being used by schoolchildren to send nude photographs.