Squid Game is the current number one show on Netflix in almost every country, has got teens (and adults) hooked! Highlighting addiction, abuse and desperation, this show has our teens exposed, front and centre to some hard-core realities. Here is what every parent needs to know and some great conversation starters for you and your Squid Game hooked screenager.
INSTAGRAM, YUP IT CAN BE PRETTY TOXIC. And this week, we have heard just HOW toxic it can be…particularly for teen girls. If your child is on Instagram already, DON’T freak out.. Rather, see this an opportunity discuss ways for your child to use Instagram in healthier ways that aren’t damaging to their mental health. Here are Klikd’s Top Tips for Healthier Instagram Use.
The Wall Street Journal recently published a damning article about Instagram. The article leaked internal documents from Facebook (which owns Instagram) showing that the company
Is Axie Infinity the new Fortnite? Gear up guys – we are on a new gaming roller coaster ride. Enter Axie Infinity, the new crypro trading game our screenagers are loving. Here is everything parents need to know about the popular crypto trading game that all our screenagers are talking about.
Is social media responsible for the surge in depression and mental health issues in young people? Do young people with mental health issues lean towards technology as a coping mechanism, or are social media and tech to blame ?
Every wonder what the hook on TikTok is that keeps our teens coming back for more and more and more? If your t/ween is on TikTok they have undoubtedly landed up in a TikTok rabbit hole? How does the TikTok algorithm really work and do you need to worry about your screenager being exposed to harmful content?
“My child is begging me for a smartphone! I think he is too young but he is the last kid in his class to get one. What is the right age???”
At KLIKD we get asked this question daily! Ideally you want to delay as long as possible, but device readiness is not about your child’s age. Device readiness is about your child’s maturity and accountability. What does this mean and how do you know when your child is ready?
With a lot of schools going back to to online learning for the umpteenth time, parents running on nothing but fumes are less than enthused.
As cities and social media explode with anger over the violence and looting, worried parents are struggling to protect their children from seeing the worst of the violence while simultaneously explaining the ravages of poverty, anger and long-held hurts.
Intermittent fasting from your phone? ! You’ve all by now read about the health benefits of intermittent fasting (albeit, many of you, with great skepticism
Gender Pronouns: Say Whaaatttt?! Here at Klikd, we are seeing, now more than ever, our teens aren’t necessarily identifying with the sex they were assigned
ONLINE EXCLUSION AND BEING A BYSTANDER With bullying still so much top of mind, it is an important time to talk to our t/weens about
