There is a photograph almost every parent takes at the start of September. A child in a blazer that is slightly too big, standing by the front door, bag on both shoulders, trying to look older than they feel. Starting secondary school is one of the biggest steps in childhood, and for most families it […]
Every family holiday has a queue in it somewhere. This year, the one at passport control is doing something new. Travelling through the EU entry exit system with children is not complicated, but it is different from anything British families have done before, and it is much easier if you know what is coming before […]
There is a particular kind of calm that comes from opening an app and seeing a small blue dot exactly where it should be. School. A friend’s house. The train home. The dot is there, so they are there, and you can put your phone back in your pocket and get on with your evening. […]
The First Phone Debate: When Should You Get Your Child a Phone? Few decisions in modern parenting are as quietly stressful as the first phone. Too early and you have signed your child up to all the harms of the internet before they can navigate any of them. Too late and they are the only […]
Open the app store and search for family safety, and you will find the same idea over and over: a map, a moving dot, and the reassurance of knowing where your people are. Location tracking has become one of the most common ways families look out for one another. And it is easy to see […]
The UK is having one of the most important conversations about childhood in a generation. The Government’s “Growing up in the online world” consultation has now closed, with a response expected over the summer. Ofcom has published its most comprehensive research yet into how children experience the internet. The Commons Education Committee has called for […]
Think back to when you were a kid…
Chances are, you could rattle off your home number (you probably still remember every digit of that first telephone number), your best friend’s, maybe even your grandparents’. Now ask your own child what your phone number is.
If you get a blank look, you’re not alone.
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