Instagram for children like ‘alcopop’, Oireachtas group hears

Platform would be geared to recruit for commercial gain, says advocacy organisation

Social media-linked depression more common in teenage girls

UK study finds 14-year-old girls twice as likely to exhibit signs of web psychological damage

Sexting: do you know what your teenager is doing on their phone?

Irish teens are the fourth most prolific ‘sexters’ in EU; how can parents deal with the issue?

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Schoolchildren urged to watch viral video on cyberbullying

#ClickWithCompassion shows impact of hurtful comments in the real world

Parents need to tackle cyber bullying, not just companies says research chief

A recent study published by the National Anti-Bullying Research Centre found less than 20 per cent of parents were monitoring the social media use of their children

Law punishing parents for children’s internet usage ‘unworkable’

Experts say educating children is best way to guard against dangerous online interactions

Teach teenagers about sexting and not how to preserve their virtue

Casual sex is the new normal and teenagers are not being armed with the tools to deal with it

Working out how to tackle the bully in your office

Increase in ‘sexually aggressive’ behaviour by youth, forum told

Use of phone and online content cited as exchange of data made easy by technology