In my new series of posts I will be looking at how the world we live in now will impact upon our children. One of the fastest moving parts of our everyday lives is technology, in particular social media. We now have a generation of teenagers that do not know life without the internet or…
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It Seems Such An Effort For People To Be Kind In Today’s World
Read moreA percentage of people in our world today have evolved into a grab all and not give their fellow human beings a thought of how their actions could be making somebody unhappy. This selfish behaviour is now so out of control that I personally worry about how our children are going to behave as they…
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Let’s Protect Our Children’s Mental Health Listening And Talking That’s All It Takes
Read moreIt’s children’s mental health week this week and there is no doubt that we need to highlight this important topic. The reason being is that mental health is without doubt still being brushed under the carpet. Even today the stigma surrounding mental health is still very much alive and kicking in the UK and that’s…
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If I Read Or Hear That Blogging Is Dead I Will Scream!
Read moreIf I read or hear that blogging is dead again, I will scream, and that’s because it is so far from the truth. Well as far as I am concerned blogging is well and truly alive and kicking. It’s just changed and it’s evolving or in truth it has evolved. There is no doubt that…
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Are We Changing The Way We Cherish Family Memories?
Read moreWhenever I look at feeds on social media, mainly Instagram, I’m constantly bombarded with posts about how people are making family memories and then I see the word AD. Firstly let me just say that I have absolutely no problem with social media influencers, bloggers, and vloggers etc making money from their feeds. I earn…
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Let’s Leave Our Children A Planet They Can Be Proud Of
Read moreWe live today in an absolutely incredible turbulent time. Governments, world leaders and people of power throughout the world are being shown as corrupt and dishonest in everything they say and do. The human race is dramatically trying it’s best to destroy the planet we live on. The people of power in the world are…
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Are Children Getting Younger When They Get Their First Smart Phone?
Read moreWhen I shared my story of how I felt my smart phone was becoming far too dominating in my life because of what my seven year old twin daughter said to my wife about my phone usage, it obviously woke me up to the fact that I was addicted to my phone. As such I…
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#PutYourPhonesAway Movement: My Own Progress
Read moreA couple of weeks ago a I wrote a post about how I was ashamed and mortified by my use of my smart phone. What came about truly surprised me. As a result of writing that blog post I learnt that I was far from alone as a parent that felt they were putting their…
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Enjoy Quality Family Time The Easy Way
Read moreWhile it’s all too easy to succumb to the allure of all things emerging in the twenty first century, we don’t want to wave goodbye to our quality family time. Finding quality moments where everyone is free to spend some time together is difficult at the best of times. Throw into the mix the allure…
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I Feel Ashamed And Mortified #putyourphonesaway
Read moreI haven’t blogged for a while and my use of social media has been dramatically reduced. Why? Because I felt I had become addicted to all the bullshit that goes with it. The last thing I would look at at night was my phone. The first thing I would look at in the morning was…
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5 Conversations to have with your child about social media
Read moreSocial media can be daunting for many parents. With new apps and sites emerging daily, parents can often struggle to keep ahead of our ‘digital native’ children. Regardless of the social media site or app your child is using, Laya Healthcare encourages parents to talk with their children and ensure they have these important conversations…
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When Is Facebook, Instagram and Twitter Going To Take Responsibility?
Read moreSome of the biggest and most powerful companies in the world are social media companies. They have been allowed to grow without any regulation and they seem to operate in their own world without any governing body, or government controlling their behaviour. They consistently tell us that it’s not their problem, but the people using…
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Mental Health Our Young People And Social Media
Read moreThe world we currently live in is fast moving and technology is making the world move even faster. It’s actually crazy to think that many of our young people actually don’t have any idea what life was like without the internet or social media. It would be a very interesting study to take them back…
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Is The Smart Phone Really Killing Conversation: I Don’t Think So
Read moreWe are constantly hearing how the smart phone and technology in general are killing the art of conversation in the family home or in fact in our general lives. This got me thinking is it really that different to 30 years ago before the internet had been invented to the degree of where it’s at…
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Instagram Event At Facebook HQ London Protecting Our Teens In Association With Mumsnet
Read moreOn Monday I travelled up to London for an Instagram event at Facebook HQ. To a lot of people that might not be a big deal, but for me it was a very big deal! I have been blogging for a long time now and I have lost count of the amount of times I…
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Is Blogging/Vlogging And Social Media Really a Numbers Game?
Read moreI have been blogging for four years and in that time I have seen many bloggers, vloggers and social media guru’s rise to meteoric stardom in their chosen field of online activity. With this their following has grown to quite honestly a huge number, while I have floated along with my meagre following in comparison,…
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Has Social Media Started To Have A Detrimental Effect On Our Youth?
Read moreSocial media whether it be Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat or some other social media platform is now interwoven within the very fabric of our society. I have two questions about the validity of social media, and how we should be using these platforms. I wonder if we should be taking much notice of timelines that…
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