Most parents are aware of the potential dangers for children and social media, but for some teens it’s their best avenue to friendship.
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eParenting and Parenting in the 21st Century
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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Most parents are aware of the potential dangers for children and social media, but for some teens it’s their best avenue to friendship.
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Relationship and parenting advice from Life, But Better, CNN's essential source for information that inspires and challenges us to lead better lives.
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Kids with disabilities need support to gain and maintain friendships. But there are benefits for everyone when social inclusion works.
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If your child isn't getting along with their friend, when is it OK to intervene? Or could that do more harm?
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Friendships fail, and kids get hurt. It is not our parental job to prevent them from experiencing all emotional pain.
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It is clear that until quarantine is over, these families have made their choices, and now you get to make yours.
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Many children are struggling to find their footing in the land of virtual friendships, one that involves unfamiliar technology and face-to-face communication skills online.
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If you suspect your child – whether they are in early childhood education and care, primary or secondary school – has a questionable friend, here are some tips on how to deal with it.
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A digital focus make it more difficult to make and nurture real life friendships.
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We know being nice is good for friendships. But we wanted to find out why some antisocial people are socially successful. So we looked at whether rebels had more friends in high school than nice kids.
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Navigating friendships as a teen can be hard. Parents can help by modelling good behaviour and making sure their teen feels they can talk to them about their friendships.
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Making good friends in primary school is not always an easy task. Here's how teachers and parents can help.
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One upside of the regularity of high school life is that it can make finding friends easier. That's over now. It's going to take courage and be awkward but here are some ways to find new mates and maintain a good support network outside the schoolyard.
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Groups of friends, not a single best friend, boosts the resilience of kids in the face of bullying says Murdoch Children's and University of Melbourne research.
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Natalie Hampton spent most of her 7th and 8th grade school years eating lunch alone. - New Zealand Herald
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RICHARD Habelrih went through 13 years of school without a single friend.
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Middle school is typically a time of chaotic emotions, confusing relationships and challenging growing pains. But it may also have a surprisingly lasting influence on the future.
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YOUNG people need to realise it is their friends, rather than pedophiles, who are likely to be among the first links in the chain of sexual images going viral, a Victorian inquiry into sexting has heard.
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Facebook, like all media technologies, not only reveals things about our humanity – such as our insatiable love for stories and Instagram – but it also trains us in ways of relating.