Ep 31. Why we need to be part of our children’s digital safety early on

Nikki Bush discussing why we need to be part of our children’s digital safety early on, with Josh Ramsey from Be In Touch, an organisation that's all about family digital wellness; helping parents to educate, connect and protect children. Josh is a speaker (with a TEDx talk to his name too), educator and coach who watches trends in the digital space and translates them into everyday speak. He speaks from experience having suffered from digital addiction in his teens and 20s. Having completed a degree in psychology, philosophy and coaching, Josh spent his youth travelling the world working as a model, actor, and later as a stuntman. He has seen first-hand the illusion of the entertainment engine, and decided to pursue purpose over profit. These experiences combined with being an entrepreneur who has worked in organisational development, training, education and wellness give him a unique perspective into the emerging field of digital wellness. For more information visit www.beintouch.org

 

This conversation covers:

• Research statistics from a learner survey about their devices, connectivity and exposure
• The importance of helping school communities to figure out their biggest digital challenges from a list of many
• The world of blackmail, extortion, click-jacking, revenge porn and more that kids are exposed to
• The importance of drawing up an agreement/contract with your child BEFORE you give them their first smart phone
• Accountability, responsibility and consequences in the digital world
• Understanding brain development and the danger gap with devices
• Why kids need ‘fairy wheels’ when they first set out on the digital superhighway
• Why kids should not be sleeping with their phones in terms of their mental health
• How you can gain insight into your child’s digital life
• The case for parental control software as an extra set of senses, pair of eyes or AI side kick
• Why kids don’t tell you what’s going on in their digital lives
• Why digital safety starts at the beginning of your child’s digital journey – in primary school so that you can avoid a war in high school