The Australian Council on Children and the Media have issued a parent alert: DO YOU WANT R18+ COMPUTER GAMES? Submissions on this topic by interested parents must be in by Feb 28.  ...read more »

January 2010     Children who are heavy users of mobile phone text abbreviations such as LOL (laughing out loud), plz (please), l8ter (later) and xxx (kisses), are unlikely to be problem spellers and readers, a new study funded by the British Academy has found.  ...read more »

January 2010     As families across the country prepare for the upcoming school year, new research by Telstra has revealed parental concerns about safety (62 per cent) and the need to keep in touch (34 per cent) were the main reasons parents purchase mobile phones for their children.  ...read more »

October 2009     The internet plays a vital role in the lives of UK youth - 75% of young people feel they couldn't live without it. Young people have evolved to communicate in more advanced ways than older generations, living 'hybrid lives' where the internet plays a critical role, says a new report.  ...read more »

By Jackie O'Neal, O'Neal Media Group     "Bullying behavior can assume a wide range of actions;" Jennifer Wong, author of No Bullies Allowed noted. She went on to point out, "Unfortunately, the advent of new forms of communication technology has added to the list of ways in which children and youths can be victimized by others."  ...read more »

US news item... this video clip shows the changed landscape of teen communication, and the new language your kids use to communicate via text and in their everyday language.  ...read more »

By Denise Pellow, KidsBeSafeOnline     Parents know that they need to be very wary of their children’s activities on the Internet, and in particular on social networking sites.  The following story is yet another alarming example of  ...read more »

September 28, 2009     The Optus Family Communication Survey released today has revealed that over half (55 per cent) of Australian children out-smart their parents in technology knowledge before they are 13 years old.  ...read more »