80 m. ago Death of influencer Emilie Kiser's son is the latest high profile child drowning tragedy: Now experts issue urgent safety warning to all parents

Trigg Kiser, three, drowned at the home of his parents, social media star Emilie Kiser and her husband Brady, in May - accident prevention experts have since issued a stark warning to parents.

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9 h. ago Royal once dubbed one of the 'hottest unknown princes' is celebrated by the Greek Royal Family as he turns 25

The Greek Royal Family celebrated Prince Achileas-Andreas' 25th birthday on Tuesday, with his parents and siblings sharing touching messages on social media.

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36 h. ago Harvey Willgoose's parents heard news of his death through social media post

The 15-year-old's killer was this week found guilty of murder

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4 d. ago Parents who share photos of kids on social media given identify theft warning

One mum has shared an identity theft warning with any parents who share photos of their children on social media. The Instagram influencer often shares tips on how to keep kids safe online

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5 d. ago When a journalist uses AI to interview a dead child, isn’t it time to ask what the boundaries should be? | Gaby Hinsliff

The virtual world can bring a kind of friendship and a kind of connection, even to the grieving. But it can also facilitate exploitation of very human needsJoaquin Oliver was 17 years old when he was shot in the hallway of his high school. An older teenager, expelled some months previously, had opened fire with a high-powered rifle on Valentine’s Day in what became America’s deadliest high school shooting. Seven years on, Joaquin says he thinks it’s important to talk about what happened on that day in Parkland, Florida, “so that we can create a safer future for everyone”.But sadly, what happened to Joaquin that day is that he died. The oddly metallic voice speaking to the ex-CNN journalist Jim Acosta in an interview on Substack this week was actually that of a digital ghost: an AI, trained on the teenager’s old social media posts at the request of his parents, who are using it to bolster their campaign for tougher gun controls. Like many bereaved families, they have told their child...

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6 d. ago Parents warned over 'dangerous' teen trend that can lead to tooth loss

Parents need to watch out for these viral social media dental hacks which an orthodontist claims have been injuring teens and which even risk causing tooth loss

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9 d. ago ‘Children are entering a hellscape’: the terrifying film about grieving parents taking on social media giants

Sextortion, suicide scenarios, unwanted sexual advances – all this and more is served up to teens on their phones. Can’t Look Away tells a devastating story of bereft parents trying to hold the likes of Snapchat to accountIn 2020, Amy Neville found her 14-year-old son Alexander dead in his bedroom. He had taken what he thought was an oxycodone pill, bought – according to Neville – from a drug dealer he met on Snapchat. The pill was a fake, laced with fentanyl. Four years later, his mum stood up in the California high school where Alex would have been a student to warn other parents and teenagers about social media. “We give our kids these smartphones. We let them have these apps. And that is the equivalent of dropping them off in the worst neighbourhood in our area.”Neville is featured alongside other bereaved parents in Can’t Look Away, a terrifying new documentary about kids and social media directed by Matthew O’Neill and Perri Peltz, based on extensive investigative reporting by...

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3 w. ago Robbie Williams shares devastating health update on his parents in emotional post

Pop star Robbie Williams shared with fans an update on the deteriorating health of his parents and his mother-in-law in an emotional social media post over the weekend

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4 w. ago Supernanny Jo Frost urges parents not to avoid one thing when kids go back to school

Parenting expert Jo Frost, who is best known for her role on Supernanny, has taken to social media to share some advice to parents over a 'ridiculous' back-to-school trend

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