Most of us are aware of the fact that all people do not see colour in the same way. Some individuals suffer from colour blindness, where the brain does not have the ability to see certain colours. If you ask people to tell you the number they see in the image below, the majority will […]
To determine how parents protect their children online, FYI play it safe recently conducted a digital survey, and found that although 99.7% of parents worry about the risks that online communication and social media pose to their children, 25% give their child a device without setting up any type of controls. A further 35% set […]
Comparing our own learning to ride a bike, with teaching our children to be safer online is difficult. Growing up, our parents taught us what to look out for when we first got onto our bikes. Their parents taught them. Our parents may not have even known about smartphones when we were born As parents […]
In the season of giving, our children can’t wait to open their beautifully wrapped Christmas presents. They look at every shape under the tree and play guessing games about the contents. When we wrap our children’s gifts, it takes careful planning. Buying a remote-controlled car? We include the batteries. Got them the roller-skates? We make […]
FYI play it safe often gets messages from parents. Some of these are really shocking and others educational for all of us. As we are in this digital parenting world together, we wanted to share a story that should be a question to all of us – do we really know what’s happening in the […]
We all know technology changes rapidly and apps are launched every single day. We also know that many of these apps are targeted at our tweens and teenagers, and even those not aimed at them are not always adequately protected to limit our children’s exposure to these apps. Do we fully understand and realise the […]
FYI play it safe, the app that alerts parents when their children are in potential online danger can now also be used by parents with iPhones. “In our first release of FYI play it safe, we had the ability to provide the application only to Android-families. We have received many requests from parents who use […]
Whether our children are into cycling, motorcycling, BMX, Skateboarding, Motocross or roller-skating, it is only a matter of time before accidents happen. One of my adrenaline-junkie friends always says there are two types of riders: those who have had their first accident; and those who are going to have their first accident. This analogy can […]
FYI play it safe has announced an update to their app, which alerts parents about their children’s online conversations and searches when the app detects potentially harmful events. These events include potential signs of cyberbullying, depression, self-harm, suicide or when children engage in adult content. South African based, FYI play it safe empowers parents with valuable detailed information, which […]
