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18/12/2024

✨🎄 I hope you find your magic this Christmas 🎄✨

18/11/2024

🔶 Balance and Boundaries 🎥 This ad campaign from Siroko highlights exactly why parents need to stop and think before allowing their children unfettered access to smart phones. It isn’t just ‘what’ they can access but ‘who’ then has access to them and the pressure that puts on them before they are ready to apply and maintain boundaries that keep them safe.📱The issue with ad campaigns such as this are that for those parents who have already given their children access it can feel quite isolating and so many choose to avoid watching them or educating themselves further. 📴 However, it is never too late to rethink your child’s access to technology. Balance and boundaries are key. Be honest with yourself about how confident you feel about what your child is doing online. 💭Want help? 👩🏼‍💻 Get in touch.

07/11/2024

📣 Anti Bullying Week begins on Monday 11th November 📣

🔶 Are you ready for it?

👀 Looking for ideas / resources to help you? Check out the Anti-Bullying Alliance, Kidscape and BulliesOut - Working with the Bullied, Bully and Bystander for some of their fabulous resources available to help support both parents and educators this week!

🗓️ The countdown is on 🗓️

03/11/2024

🎮 In recent years phones have slowly been becoming the primary device used for gaming. Therefore when considering whether to get your child a phone the fact they may use it to increase their time spent gaming should also be factored in as a consideration.

❓Is this something you have considered?

📱Would you recognise the early signs of Gaming Addiction? I am qualified to work with Gaming Addiction Disorder so if you are worried about this area perhaps I can help.

👩🏼‍💻 Get in touch to find out more ➡️ www.lucyhowardonline.co.uk

25/10/2024

🤳🏻 Have you seen this feature on WhatsApp which prevents people taking a screenshot of your profile pic?

📱 Screenshot blocking is automatically enabled on supported Android and iOS versions and can’t be disabled.

🔶 Useful in terms of preventing others obtaining your data but there are still ways to capture the image so still worth thinking about whether you want your children in that photo.

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21/10/2024

📱 Whether or not to allow your child access to a mobile phone is a modern day stressor for many parents. Navigating this world often isn’t easy and can feel filled with judgement and pressure. Often this can then leave parents feeling alone or isolated; nervous to seek support.

🌎 Parenting the online world involves as much attention as parenting the offline one and that has to be taken into account in the decision making process.

🔶 I offer sessions to parents where we can discuss any questions you may have about it all and to discuss with you what the right ‘access point’ for your family may be with the online world.

🫣 Things seen online cannot be unseen, and so whether your child has a phone themselves or not I would urge you not to avoid these conversations. Discussions with your children about the choices they make and the content /photos they may choose to either take on those devices or send to others are also conversations that need to happen regardless of what age you are allowing online access.

💻 Online literacy does absolutely need to be more prevalent on the curriculum but this is just as true for our own daily interactions with our children.

👩🏼‍💻 Looking for support with this? Get in touch now to discuss your own bespoke circumstances.

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09/10/2024

👣 Footprints is a new feature that allows users to keep track of locations they have either sent pictures from or have visited. All iOS users can now access this function, which was previously only available to Snapchat+ subscribers.

👻 The feature is only functional when the Ghost Mode setting is deactivated and so if you want to keep it disabled it is worth checking your child’s (or your own!) account privacy settings.

🔶 The feature is exclusive to the account owner and is private. Snapchat also allows a user to remove it if they would rather not have it enabled.

📱Disable the feature by tapping :
•Settings
•Scroll down to Account Management
•Tap on Map
•Check ‘save new footsteps to map’ is not toggled

• Alternatively ensure Ghost Mode is activated to deactivate the feature.

👩🏼‍💻 Want further support with this or other apps? Follow me for more or get in touch to get on the waiting list for future webinars 💫

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07/10/2024

📱 Have you heard of the Talkie App?

🔶 It’s an app I strongly recommend taking an intrinsic look at yourself prior to making any decision around access for your child.

👩🏼‍💻 For more information on talkie or on other apps please feel free to get in touch to discuss at : www.lucyhowardonline.co.uk

03/10/2024

💫Your feedback means so much 💫

🫶🏻 Reading these really does make it all worthwhile.

🔶 Thank you to those who came along to my very first webinar and left me such lovely comments afterwards.

👀 Watch this space for what’s coming next…. Or subscribe to find out direct to your inbox 👀

23/09/2024

🔶 Are you a Parent that wants to learn more about what your child is doing online? These are all questions I have been asked by parents about the Snapchat App.

👩🏼‍💻 Want to know more? Then this webinar is for you.

📅 Monday 30th September 2024, 730pm-830pm

💵 £10 per person.

🫶🏻 We all want our children to be safe both online and offline. But it can be hard to navigate the risks of the online world because it’s an area many parents know little about.

✅ To sign up please tap/click here:

https://lucyhowardonline.co.uk/consultations-and-events/ola/services/a-parents-guide-to-snapchat-2

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20/09/2024

17/09/2024

💫 Meta are making changes.

🤳🏻 From today Instagram is turning many privacy settings on by default for all under 18’s. This will include making their content private to people who don’t follow them, and making them actively approve all new followers.

🙋🏼‍♀️ Children aged 13 to 15 will now only be able to adjust the settings by adding a parent or guardian to their account.

🔶 Want to know more about either this or about other social media platforms? Get in touch at www.lucyhowardonline.co.uk

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10/09/2024

🔶 Are you a Parent looking for practical support in understanding the Snapchat app?

👩🏼‍💻 Then this webinar is for you.

🫶🏻 We all want our children to be safe both online and offline. But it can be hard to navigate the risks of the online world because it’s an area many parents know little about.

💻This webinar is for you if you have a child either using, or wanting to use, Snap. In it I will show you the key areas you as parents need to be aware of, and how to support your child in using them in ways that minimise risk.

🤳🏻 Please note this is a practical, hands-on course rather than a strategic overview- and you will get the most out of it if you have the app downloaded on your phone before the webinar begins.

✅ To sign up please click the link here: https://lucyhowardonline.co.uk/consultations-and-events/ola/services/a-parents-guide-to-snapchat-2

📆 Can’t make this date but would like to attend a future event? Contact me for future dates.

06/09/2024

🤳🏻 With so many of our children and young people using devices now to communicate with their friends and peer group it has never been more important to talk to them about what a healthy friendship looks and feels like ONLINE as well as offline.

🔶 Here are some questions you can use to get that conversation started with them and open up the dialogue around, not just how their friendships feel for them, but also, about their own online behaviours and the type of friend that they themselves want to be.

👩🏼‍💻 Looking for support in working through issues such as this with your child? Want someone to work with them on both identifying, and implementing, changes to create a more positive online space? Get in touch at www.lucyhowardonline.co.uk

08/08/2024

🔶 What services do I offer? For those who may not know here is a recap as to the services I currently offer.

👩🏼‍💻My aim is to make sure you don’t feel alone in managing these issues as parenting in the online world can sometimes feel a very lonely and judgemental place to be.

📱I’d love to hear from you so please get in touch with any questions/queries you may have.

🫶🏻 I also love feedback so please let me know how you have found my services if we have worked together!

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