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The lack of support for Reality Stars after filming and the impacts on their Mental Health
The Lack of Support for Reality Stars & impacts on their Mental HealthReality shows like Love Island, Big Brother and Married at First Sight give people the opportunity to become famous and classed as a ‘Reality Star’. Going from having your normal regular routine...
YouTube’s “Evil Santa”: All you need to know
Evil Santa videos have surfaced throughout YouTube. These videos include a disgusting message where children are being told by ‘evil Santa’ to stab themselves in order to receive presents.
Squid Game: All you need to know
The popular South Korean series, Squid Game was released on Netflix in September 2021, it features characters competing in a series of games were failure results in death. The hit show has been watched by 142 million Netflix households and despite there being a 15-age...
Minecraft: All you need to know
What is Minecraft? Minecraft is usually recommended for ages 8 and up as isn't excessively violent and is quite easy to learn how to use. For many children Minecraft or Roblox is usually one of their first online gaming experiences. Its popularity is highlighted on...
Online Spam: Things to look out for
Online Spam: Things to look out forOnline spamming is becoming a huge issue for internet users as most of them lead to scamming. According to SpamLaws.com 14.5 billion scam messages are sent out globally each day. We have put together some information to ensure you...
Founder of Cyber Hero is now a trained Mental Health First Aider
Founder of Cyber Hero is now a trained Mental Health First AiderMy name is Sian, and I am the founder and creator of Cyber Hero CIC. I am proud to say that last week, I qualified as a trained Mental Health First Aider. I would like to say a huge thank you to Cobalt...
Emerald Chat ‘The New Omegle’
Emerald Chat is a free online chat website that allows users to socialise with others around the world without the need to register, just like their rival Omegle. Emerald chat has actually branded itself as ‘The New Omegle on their website, if you aren’t sure what...
Omegle: Talk to strangers!
Omegle is a free online chat website that allows users to socialise with others around the world without the need to register. As users do not need an account to register anonymity is an issue, the person on the other end could be anyone around the world and the user...
Cyber Hero: We are now a CIC!
My name is Sian, and I am the founder and creator of Cyber Hero CIC. My qualifications include an MSc in Digital Marketing, a Fellowship from the IDM, I have completed Level 3 in safeguarding and Child Welfare and I also have a Diploma in Neuropsychology. As I began...
Roman Kemp Documentary: Our Silent Emergency
Roman Kemp has created a documentary alongside BBC called Our Silent Emergency. Roman’s great friend and producer Joe Lyons sadly took his own life last year which was what inspired Roman Kemp to create this documentary focused on men’s mental health. There is a huge...
Activities to complete this Red Nose Day
Red Nose Day is the Comic Relief fundraiser for this year, and it will take place on Friday 19th March. Comic Relief have said “This year it’s never felt more important to have some fun and raise money to support people living incredibly tough lives.” The organisers...
The Importance of Online Safety
Over the last decade, adults and children have become addicted to the online world. Whether this be online gaming, social media or just simply reading the news. As it is Safer Internet Day, we want to highlight the importance of online safety and some things to look...
A Moment of Mindfulness: Why Mindfulness is so important?
With everything going on in the world right now, you and your children must be feeling the effects of this. Mindfulness helps us to decrease stress and anxiety. Being stuck at home and not knowing when you can go back to reality can really affect you and make you lose...
BBC Home-schooling Resources
As we are back in Lockdown, schools have been forced to close, leaving children to be home-schooled once again. Over the past couple of days, there has been a lot of speculation regarding not every family having access to the internet which is the cruel brutal reality...
PS5: 5 Safety Tips
The PlayStation 5 was released mid-November with huge demanding sales meaning almost every pre-order sold out in seconds. If you were one of the lucky ones who managed to get one, this may have been as a Christmas present for your child. We have listed 5 safety tips...
Activities to do offline this Christmas
Sometimes we all spend a bit too much time online and as the conventional Christmas festivities may be put on hold this year in your area, we have put together a list of activities you can do to have some well-needed family time and some time away from the online...
Introduction to the emotion Disgust & Ways to Handle it
We have teamed up with Headssup to provide you with information about the emotion disgust and ways to handle this online and offline. Headssup helps Early Years, KS1 and KS2 to understand, identify and communicate their emotions. They are also offering a package of 6...
Activities to do offline this Bonfire Night
As tighter lockdown measures have been put in place and all bonfire displays have been cancelled this year, we have put together a few activities you can do with your children to still celebrate Bonfire Night in a safe and exciting way!1. Firework Wax Paintings...
Activities to do offline this Halloween
As we are officially halfway through the month of October, Halloween festivities are about to begin! As Halloween will be a bit different this year, we have listed some activities you can do with your child offline, getting in some great quality time this half term on...
Helping Children’s Mental Health During the Pandemic
During the past 6 months, our lives have completely changed and adapting life to the ‘New Normal’ can be challenging at times, especially for our children. The Public Health England has released some helpful guidance and we have listed it below. We have listed some...
A Moment of Mindfulness: Why Mindfulness is so important?
With everything going on in the world right now, you and your children must be feeling the effects of this. Mindfulness helps us to decrease stress and anxiety. Being stuck at home and not knowing when you can go back to reality can really affect you and make you lose...
TikTok: How to Guide
TikTok is becoming a very popular social networking site, especially over these difficult times, now with more than 500 million monthly active users. The simple answer on how to use this is simply downloading it and getting to grips with it yourself. Have a look at...
Roblox: Tips for Staying Safe
Roblox is a global platform where millions of people gather together every day to imagine, create, and share experiences with each other in immersive, user-generated 3D worlds. It allows you to connect with anyone in the outside world so we have put together some tips...
Zoom: How to Guide
Zoom is a fantastic video software to stay in touch with your colleagues or your friends and family. The platform is very easy to use, and it allows you to schedule or join calls, keep track of your contacts and meetings and make changes to your account settings. We...
