Gaming devices provide a variety of interesting activities and ways for young people to engage with their friends and families.
However, it is important to be aware of what these devices can do and how you can talk with your child to help them to use this technology in safe and positive way.
All modern gaming devices offer parental controls to help you manage how your child uses their device, but these do need to be set up in order for them to be operational.
There are some interesting points for discussion here including; 'the toy not only listens to your child, but then records everything and sends it to a third party as a text file for analysis. A third party that, coincidentally, offers a voice analysis service to law enforcement and the military.'
The former viral “actual teen” updates his views on Facebook, Snapchat, and the rest.
This is an interesting view (one person's view) on how they use the socialmedia as a young adult.
A report from the Children's Commissioner's Growing Up Digital Taskforce.
The best way to stop yourself from becoming a victim is to be very careful about who you befriend online, especially if you’re considering sharing anything intimate with them.
iParent—where parents can learn about the digital environment and keep updated on their children’s technology use.
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