by Claire Orange - Digii Social | May 13, 2022 | Digital Life, Digital Parenting
Can I tell you a story from my childhood that you might relate to? We moved a lot as younger children, so my sister was always my first and best friend and then there were the friendship gaps around that which were filled in by kids from the school we were currently...
by Claire Orange - Digii Social | May 13, 2022 | Digital Life, Digital Parenting
Resilience – it’s a word we hear everywhere. It’s a key life skill that’s right at the centre of success. If you want to make a new friend, try a new skill, stick at something that’s hard, have a go at something knowing the possibility of failure is high but...
by Claire Orange - Digii Social | Mar 30, 2022 | Digital Life, Digital Parenting
Let’s just assume that every single parent is going to have a moment of bearing witness to their child’s behaviour that makes them want to run and hide – or just resign from parenting. In the early years it’s usually those big explosive behaviours in public. And then...
by Claire Orange - Digii Social | Feb 25, 2022 | Digital Life, Digital Parenting
Let’s get a clear picture of what’s out there Pun intended by that heading! An extraordinary number of children accidentally stumble across, do a semi-innocent curious search for, or get sent pornographic content. In fact, I can say with confidence that it is harder...
by Claire Orange - Digii Social | Feb 17, 2022 | Digital Life, Digital Parenting
The viewing of graphic content online by younger children can be deeply impactful. Follow the 4 step formula to manage the trauma and lessen the emotional impact. Just hold space In the early moments after exposure to horrifically graphic content, children often need...
by Claire Orange - Digii Social | Feb 10, 2022 | Digital Life, Digital Parenting
Parenting is a complicated business and when you add two or more parents into the equation, bringing with them the way they were parented, it can be a bit like a gladiator’s arena! Then we add in a young person desperate for a device, or more time on their device, or...
by Claire Orange - Digii Social | Jan 20, 2022 | Digital Life
Maybe you have, maybe you haven’t been there; struggling with a hangover. It’s never pretty and often involves you wanting people to leave you alone, to lie still, and to consume copious quantities of snack foods in an attempt to feel better and stop the churning....
by Claire Orange - Digii Social | Dec 17, 2021 | Digital Life
*Take care when reading – this is adult content. Please do seek appropriate help if any content in this article is triggering. With the Billie Eilish porn disclosure top of the news cycle, there are lots of opinions, warnings and ‘I told you so’s” being thrown...
by Claire Orange - Digii Social | Oct 28, 2021 | Digital Life
With 4 lads growing up in my home, you can imagine that there’s been a reasonable amount of gaming. It’s a complex world to understand, and like with all things internet related, there’s the good and the bad to think about and understand. The skills needed for gaming...
by Claire Orange - Digii Social | Oct 10, 2021 | Digital Life, Digital Parenting
Squid Game – it’s everywhere! My older teens and young adults have watched and loved it, enjoying the game play aspects of their childhood now made adult with a life-death twist. They actively defended the content until we talked about how they would feel if their...
