A Parent’s Guide to Social Media from Ireland’s Classic Hits Radio
Ireland’s Classic Hits Radio has prepared a 26-week series, as part of the Coimisuin Na Mean’s Sound and Vision programmeit’s entitled ”A Parent’s Guide to Social Media”. We’ve creating a comprehensive guide for parents and guardians of the positives and negatives of social media, and aim to give them a better understanding of how the different platforms work and what to watch out for when your children are online. Each episode is broadcast on air, and then made available as a podcast.
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Episodes
Wednesday Jun 12, 2024
Wednesday Jun 12, 2024
Mark Kelly, Principal of St.Joseph's National School in Bree, Co.Wexford joins Trina Mara to speak about their policy whereby children will not be given smartphones until the end of 6th Class (Confirmation time). The policy was agreed by parents, teachers and the board of management.
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
Dr.Richard Hogan is a Family Psychotherapist and writes every Thursday for the Irish Examiner where he looks at mental health in teenagers and families. He shared some shocking research on what images your children are viewing online
Thursday May 23, 2024
Thursday May 23, 2024
Dr.Richard Hogan, Family Psychotherapist joins Trina Mara to discuss the big question we're all wondering - at what age should children be getting their own smartphone
Thursday May 16, 2024
Thursday May 16, 2024
Reporter Eoin Glackin chats to social media influencer Vinny McBrien about the ups and downs of the job and social media algorithms
Thursday May 09, 2024
Thursday May 09, 2024
Vinny McBrien tells us about his experiences on social media as a young influencer.
Thursday May 02, 2024
Thursday May 02, 2024
Jane McGarrigle from www.webwise.ie chats to Trina Mara about the BeReal social media platform
Thursday Apr 25, 2024
Thursday Apr 25, 2024
Jane McGarrigle from www.webwise.ie chats to Trina Mara about the features of Tik Tok
Thursday Apr 18, 2024
Thursday Apr 18, 2024
Jane McGarrigle from www.webwise.ie talks us through the social media platform Instagram
Monday Apr 15, 2024
Monday Apr 15, 2024
Jane McGarrigle from www.webwise.ie chats to us about Snapchat and explains all the features parents should be aware of
Thursday Mar 28, 2024
Thursday Mar 28, 2024
Anne O'Donavan, a student at Ballincollig's Coláiste Choilm was honoured with The Science Foundation of Ireland Special Award for her project ‘ChatGPT-Powered Child Grooming Detection App for Social Media.’
She explains the App to Trina Mara
About the Podcast
We take a look at some of the common scams and threats, from romance scams to the dangers of online grooming and also risks from activity like ”money mules” which can see teens dragged into criminal activity. We also focus an episode on each of the main platforms, we’ll also be speaking to Influencers and organisations that offer advice and support. Each episode will be broadcast on air, and then made available as a podcast.