5 Social Media Challenges Parents Need To Be Aware Of
5 Social Media Challenges Parents Need To Be Aware Of As week 5 of our lock down ends and we move into week 6 of an amended approach. We just wanted to do a roundup of a subject we think needs a little attention. As our new reality focuses on many of the limitations...
Online Learning & Social Distancing Week 2
As we approach the end of the second week of our 'new reality' (social distancing and online learning). This video talks to mum and dad about three specific focus areas. As we spend more time online as we are confined to our homes. The potential for predators goes up!...
YouTube Kids – Quick Introduction For Parents
YouTube Kids After a few parent sessions and the recent issues with inappropriate content popping up in YouTube Kids, we decided to do a quick run through of the app, the security settings and perhaps the most important thing you can do as mum and dad...
Safer Internet Day 2019 – Ongoing Vbucks Scam
This Safer Internet Day we wanted to put something out there as a quick reminder of some of the things that are going on in this weird and wonderful digital world that our children are spending a lot of time in. The Fortnite Vbucks scam has been going on...
Dubai International Academy Parents Digital Awareness Session
With the help of the parents association (PADIA) at Dubai International Academy, we had the pleasure of talking with the parents the other week and it highlighted the need for us to deliver more knowledge to parents. Our children are getting to grips with the...
Talking Cybersafety and Online Reputation With the Men and Women of Ras Al Khaimah Higher Colleges of Technology
This week we had the honour and the privilege to deliver a session on online reputation to the men and women of the Higher Colleges of Technology in Ras Al Khaimah. The session began with a lovely introduction in both English and Arabic from Dr. Yahya Al Ansaari, the...
Tellonym App – Another app To Be Aware Of Parents
The Tellonym app isn't new per se. It first reared it's head back in 2016 when it launched in Germany. But it now claims to have a bout 8 million users worldwide. Available on iOS and Android, the app is fast becoming, in 2018, the go to destination for young people...
Parental Control App – Boomerang
If you are looking for a parental control app, there is a lot of information out there and it can be confusing which one to go for. Here at Beat The Cyberbully we have evaluated quite a few. Part of our remit is to provide you with hand picked information so you don't...
Parents Awareness Session at Nord Anglia School Dubai
Last week we had the pleasure of delivering a parents awareness session at Nord Anglia School Dubai. We had a great turnout. Lots of parents and lots of questions. As usual, the gap between parents and children was emphasised. Unfortunately it seems to be getting...
The Ongoing Screen Time Debate. How much is too much?
Last week Barry was invited to go onto Dubai Eye to discuss the ongoing screen time debate. Screens have become such a big part of our children's daily lives (ours too as adults) that the question is often raised about how much is too much? This amongst other things...
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