by Debbie on November 11, 2011
With the advent of smart phones, teenagers are spending more and more time online, from chatting to their friends to sharing photos. One issue that is emerging from this new culture is “sexting”. When teenagers take and send sexually revealing pictures of themselves or send sexually explicit messages to a partner or potential partner via [...]
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by Debbie on September 5, 2011
A recent survey (commissioned by Tesco Mobile) has shown that over a third of children aged eight now own a mobile phone and a quarter of those children bring their phones to school every day! 500 Irish parents were surveyed who were happy for their children to have a mobile as they could track their [...]
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by Debbie on March 31, 2011
A new platform called Mobile Minder has been developed by a Dublin start-up which can help parents monitor their child’s mobile activities. It enables parents to view the people contacting their child and monitor messages sent to and from their child’s phone. It also has a location system that allows parents to pinpoint where their [...]
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