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ArticleMP calls for more childcare support
A Christian MP is calling for the cap on support for looking after children to be lifted, to let parents on Universal Credit return to work or work longer hours if they wish to do so.Claimants can currently claim back up to 85 percent of a £760 ...
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BlogInstagram and poor mental health
This Children’s Mental Health Week, we want to equip you to help young people and children who may be struggling with their emotional & mental wellbeing. Beth Stout, chief executive of Golddigger Trust, shares what we can be doing to help children and young people in the digital age, with reports of Instagram negatively impact young people’s mental health.
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BlogMinistry in a digital space
Over the past few months, youth and children’s groups have moved most of their work online – and social media has been more important than ever before. It’s been a necessity and we’ve all tried our best in engaging that way but, that hasn’t stopped there being negative pulses to it.
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BlogEncouragement in the online space
As youth and children's workers, many of us will be using the web, video conferencing platforms and social media to reach out to our young people stuck in lockdown. Here, Myles MacBean offers up some encouragement and tips.
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Faith at homeDigital detox
Is your family’s digital diet out of control? Father-of-four Mark Ellis shares his family’s experiences and suggests some ideas to help us achieve a healthy balance
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Faith at homeParenting in a world of screens
My alarm went off at 6.30am as usual, heralding a new day. I fumbled for the phone so I could swipe the screen; the slumber function would give me a welcome ten more minutes in bed before the day began. As well as waking me in the morning, my smartphone will be my trusted companion throughout the day.
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IssuesYoung, Safe and Online
Child internet safety expert Simon Bass, CEO of CCPAS, unpacks how to ensure the children you work with remain safe online.
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BlogMy smartphone is ruining my life
A few weeks ago, my life changed dramatically. It was not the significant shift to becoming editor of Youthwork mag (however large and wonderful) which caused this change. Neither was it the sheer drop in temperature or unpredictable weather patterns. It was not even the return of GBBO to our screens.
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IssuesYouTube Kids
Children are consuming around six and a half hours of screentime per day, with YouTube in the top three websites for young people since 2007. YouTube, along with other social media sites, is really designed for children aged over 13, but of course there’s plenty of material that younger children can and do watch.
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IssuesHow the media works
Here’s what I’m thinking: one of the most, if not the most important role of youth workers today is cutting through rubbish thrown at young people by the media. Be it issues of body image, self-worth or sex, the bombardment aimed at young people is enough to cause devastating problems.
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IssuesDigital Etiquette
A teenager’s online world has its own standards – many of which can strike us as alarmingly detached from acceptable off-line behaviour. Youthwork’s journalist Phoebe Thompson examines the internet code of honour, and offers some practical suggestions for your engagement with teens online.
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IssuesParents are failing to protect children online
Less than half of parents enable security features on electronic devices, a study revealed.
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IssuesFacebook paves the way for children to join
Facebook is working on a system which would enable children under the age of 13 to join the social network. A patent published in June showed that the company has designs for a system that would allow under-13s to use the site while supervised by parents, to comply with the US laws surrounding children’s privacy on-line.
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IssuesSnapchat App Usage Causes Concern
Concerns have been raised over the latest must-have app, Snapchat. The application allows users to send photos which are then deleted after a maximum of ten seconds, and has seen usage grow by over 300 per cent between February and June. However there have been some doubts over whether or not the photos are truly deleted, and some phones have the ability to ‘capture’ some images.
