Lucy Hone: Our cyber perilALDEN WILLIAMS/FAIRFAX NZ The digital age offers vast opportunities for children, but what are the facts when it comes to inappropriate behaviour and online bullying? Dr Lucy Hone reports. READ MORE:* Lucy Hone: Bad stress versus good stress* Lucy Hone: Don't waste time on your weaknesses* Lucy Hone: Don't beat yourself upGIVE ME THE FACTSAt a conference in London a few months back, I was fascinated to listen to Masa Popovac, a lecturer in psychology at the University of Buckingham. LURED BY OPPORTUNITIES, NAIVE TO THE RISKSLured by the benefits and opportunities digital technology offered – cross-cultural interactions, educational resources and academic support with far greater reach – we could never have anticipated the associated risks. It is time to acknowledge that the proliferation of digital technology is profoundly and negatively affecting our children's lives, and, that currently we are doing very little about it.

Source: Stuff July 29, 2017 17:03 UTC