Articles Tagged: internet

Government and ISPs should work together to stop kids accessing porn

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Apr 19, 2012

MPs are demanding that internet service providers put better safeguards in place to ensure kids are protected from viewing online porn and violence.

Websites are the new source of parenting advice for new mums

By Liat Hughes Joshi, Mar 21, 2012

The days of new mums consulting their own parents for advice on bringing up baby are numbered, according to new research. Instead of asking granny for guidance, today's parents are turning to the internet first.

Surviving Teenagers: Buying a new mobile phone

By Marianne Kavanagh, Mar 12, 2012

We've just been out to buy my daughter a new phone. She's 17. She cares about how it looks as well as about what it does. (To be fair, we can't afford to buy a phone for her that does very much at all. No internet connection, for example. So it needs to look OK.)

'Why did you lie to me, dad?' Eight-year-old Googles his illness and discovers it's terminal

By parentdish.co.uk, Mar 1, 2012

As loving parents, Dominic Stacey and his wife Caroline protected their eight-year-old son from the details of his degenerative illness. 'Lil Dominic', as he's known in the family, knew he had Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Ginger mum beats barnet bullies only for her childhood pics to prompt Facebook bullying campaign years later

By parentdish.co.uk, Feb 21, 2012

As a child Natalie Harvey was bullied because she looked like 'Orphan Annie'. Thirty years later the mother of one has been subjected once again to a cruel Facebook hate campaign - because of her ginger hair.

Safer Internet Day: Keep your kids safe online

By Liz Stansfield, Feb 7, 2012

With the internet playing an increasing role in ours and our children’s lives, this year’s Safer Internet Day couldn’t be important to sit up and take notice of

Children feel sad without internet access

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Jan 30, 2012

Researchers have found that 49 per cent of British children aged 12 and under would feel 'sad' without access to the internet, while one in five would be lonely.

Conmen set up Facebook donation site to raise money for toddler who had already died

By Liz Stansfield, Jan 19, 2012

Mum Julie Chambers has spoken of her distress after scammers set up a Facebook site to raise money for her toddler who died following a heart transplant