The Cyber Safety Tech Mum https://www.thetechmum.com/ The Cyber Safety Expert teaching parents how to keep their kids safe on the internet. Fri, 26 Jan 2024 07:31:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7 https://i0.wp.com/www.thetechmum.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/fabicon-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 The Cyber Safety Tech Mum https://www.thetechmum.com/ 32 32 110370677 Should you take your teens device as punishment? https://www.thetechmum.com/2022/03/29/should-you-take-your-teens-device-as-punishment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=should-you-take-your-teens-device-as-punishment https://www.thetechmum.com/2022/03/29/should-you-take-your-teens-device-as-punishment/#respond Tue, 29 Mar 2022 01:19:31 +0000 https://www.thetechmum.com/?p=7250 Should you take your teen’s device as punishment? A touchy subject and one that I have been putting off writing about for some time. It’s been on my topic list but as a parent with 2 teens, I keep mulling it over in my head and continually reminding myself that not only are all teens […]

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]]> https://www.thetechmum.com/2022/03/29/should-you-take-your-teens-device-as-punishment/feed/ 0 7250 Bitdefender Anti-Virus Review https://www.thetechmum.com/2021/10/28/bitdefender-anti-virus-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bitdefender-anti-virus-review https://www.thetechmum.com/2021/10/28/bitdefender-anti-virus-review/#respond Thu, 28 Oct 2021 01:56:13 +0000 https://www.thetechmum.com/?p=6845 Bitdefender Anti-Virus Review All of us here are focused on keeping our kids safe online.  There are a lot of options available to us in order to help achieve that goal.  One product that every home should already have on their devices is anti-virus software. Bitdefender offers online security options to keep the family technology […]

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]]> https://www.thetechmum.com/2021/10/28/bitdefender-anti-virus-review/feed/ 0 6845 Squid Games https://www.thetechmum.com/2021/10/19/squid-games/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=squid-games https://www.thetechmum.com/2021/10/19/squid-games/#respond Tue, 19 Oct 2021 01:46:13 +0000 https://www.thetechmum.com/?p=6801 Squid Games What is Squid Games? Squid Games is a series that has recently been added to Netflix viewing options. Chances are you have heard of it via friends, social media or even through your child. It is a thriller drama and rated MA.   It contains warnings for sex, violence, suicide and foul language.  It […]

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]]> https://www.thetechmum.com/2021/10/19/squid-games/feed/ 0 6801 Social Media for Tweens & Teens https://www.thetechmum.com/2021/10/12/social-media-for-tweens-teens/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=social-media-for-tweens-teens https://www.thetechmum.com/2021/10/12/social-media-for-tweens-teens/#respond Tue, 12 Oct 2021 02:19:34 +0000 https://www.thetechmum.com/?p=6778 Social Media for Tweens & Teens Social Media platforms continue to grow in popularity with tween and teens. Like most of our parenting decisions, it’s important to have an overall view of how it works – the good, the bad and the ugly. Social Media platforms all have an age rating attached to them in […]

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]]> https://www.thetechmum.com/2021/10/12/social-media-for-tweens-teens/feed/ 0 6778 Tracking Apps for kid’s devices https://www.thetechmum.com/2021/08/31/tracking-apps-for-kids-devices/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tracking-apps-for-kids-devices https://www.thetechmum.com/2021/08/31/tracking-apps-for-kids-devices/#respond Tue, 31 Aug 2021 02:19:24 +0000 https://www.thetechmum.com/?p=6543 Tracking Apps The debate rages on about whether you should or shouldn’t track your child’s location via their phone.   Some parents feel like it is spying and that they wish to instill trust in their child whilst others prefer the piece of mind of being able to pinpoint their child’s location at any time of […]

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]]> https://www.thetechmum.com/2021/08/31/tracking-apps-for-kids-devices/feed/ 0 6543 Keep your kids safe from creeps by turning off Airdrop https://www.thetechmum.com/2021/08/11/keep-your-child-safe-from-creeps-by-turning-of-airdrop-on-their-iphone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=keep-your-child-safe-from-creeps-by-turning-of-airdrop-on-their-iphone https://www.thetechmum.com/2021/08/11/keep-your-child-safe-from-creeps-by-turning-of-airdrop-on-their-iphone/#respond Wed, 11 Aug 2021 01:01:11 +0000 https://www.thetechmum.com/?p=6316 What is Airdrop? Airdrop allows iphone users to share files such as documents, music or images between devices even if you don’t have the other person’s phone number. Items can be shared between iPhones, iPads and Macs.  Airdrop is particularly useful for sharing files that are too big to email or text. Airdrop works by […]

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]]> https://www.thetechmum.com/2021/08/11/keep-your-child-safe-from-creeps-by-turning-of-airdrop-on-their-iphone/feed/ 0 6316 Simple steps to stop your kids from hacking Screen Time https://www.thetechmum.com/2021/07/28/simple-steps-to-stop-your-kids-from-hacking-screen-time/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=simple-steps-to-stop-your-kids-from-hacking-screen-time https://www.thetechmum.com/2021/07/28/simple-steps-to-stop-your-kids-from-hacking-screen-time/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2021 23:46:30 +0000 https://www.thetechmum.com/?p=6190 Simple Steps to stop your kids from hacking Screen Time Apple’s Screen Time, which is built into their iOS, has come a long way since it was first implemented.  Initially, kids were very easily finding ways to get around it.   It is like most software, it isn’t watertight and there will always be tiny windows […]

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]]> https://www.thetechmum.com/2021/07/28/simple-steps-to-stop-your-kids-from-hacking-screen-time/feed/ 8 6190 Calculator Vault Apps https://www.thetechmum.com/2021/06/25/calculator-vault-apps/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=calculator-vault-apps https://www.thetechmum.com/2021/06/25/calculator-vault-apps/#respond Fri, 25 Jun 2021 01:29:01 +0000 https://www.thetechmum.com/?p=6076 Calculator Vault Apps Calculator Vault apps are apps that your kids can download onto their devices and use to hide innappropriate images, videos and texts (from you). Because the app looks like a calculator on their device, the app and content within is easy to hide in plain sight. When the app is opened it […]

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]]> https://www.thetechmum.com/2021/06/25/calculator-vault-apps/feed/ 0 6076 Snapchat – Fact Sheet for Parents https://www.thetechmum.com/2021/05/06/snapchat-fact-sheet-for-parents/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=snapchat-fact-sheet-for-parents https://www.thetechmum.com/2021/05/06/snapchat-fact-sheet-for-parents/#respond Thu, 06 May 2021 02:04:07 +0000 https://www.thetechmum.com/?p=5710 What is Snapchat? Snapchat is an app that lets people share images, videos and live messages. Although it can be used to share images from the phones camera role, it is mostly used by teens to ‘share the current moment’.  When a post is made it is called a ‘snap.’  Snaps disappear in 24 hours, […]

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]]> https://www.thetechmum.com/2021/05/06/snapchat-fact-sheet-for-parents/feed/ 0 5710 Top 5 Cyber Safety Tips https://www.thetechmum.com/2021/03/23/top-5-cyber-safety-tips/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-5-cyber-safety-tips https://www.thetechmum.com/2021/03/23/top-5-cyber-safety-tips/#respond Tue, 23 Mar 2021 02:00:12 +0000 https://www.thetechmum.com/?p=5567 Top 5 Cyber Safety Tips 1 Create a Family Technology Contract.  Kids need boundaries for most aspects of their lives and technology is no different.  Read more about how to create a Family Technology Contract and download the template. 2 Educate yourself about the apps on your child’s device.  There is no way that you […]

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