2 Apr 2021 | Children, Cyber Safety, Health and Wellness, Teens
Intended to do physical or psychological harm which can lead to other negative outcomes for both the bully and the victim. Bullying is a repeated interpersonal behaviour typically between children with unequal power. It can start as early as age six or seven. Dr Zaidi... Read more
11 Jun 2018 | Cyber Safety, Teens
Are you worried that your children are becoming addicted to their screens? In this world of ever evolving technology, it’s always a challenge to ensure that our children have the tech skills that they need, without allowing them to spend too much time on the myriad of... Read more
5 Mar 2018 | Children, Cyber Safety, Family, Parenting
Concerned about how your children may be affected by bullying? Want to help your child learn to fight off school bullies? Dr. Quratulain Zaidi, a clinical psychologist in the city’s Central district, treats bullied children. She says bullying is a huge problem in Hong... Read more
21 Aug 2017 | Cyber Safety, Parenting, Teens
Did you know that 23% of kids who were victims of frequent bullying had sought help for psychiatric problems before age 30? Additionally, 20% of people who were bullies themselves as children, had a mental health problem that needed medical treatment as a teen or... Read more
4 Dec 2015 | Cyber Safety, Internet/Technology, Teens
(As published in Healthy Living Asia) Teens management of their profiles can take a variety of forms – Pew Research asked teen social media users about five specific activities that relate to the content they post and found that: 59% have deleted or edited something... Read more
1 Sep 2015 | Cyber Safety
We wake up in the morning and before speaking to anyone in the house we say “hello” to our phone. On the way to the bathroom we check our messages. Slowing down at the red light is an invitation to see if there are any updates. On the bus or MTR we play games and... Read more
