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Dr Joanne Orlando | Family Digital Lifestyle & Digital Literacy Expert
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Dr Jo is a Sydney Morning Herald Opinions writer, and publishes extensively in news and lifestyle platforms internationally. Her articles are well known for their thought provoking, innovative ideas regarding children, family and digital lifestyles. Her articles always provide balanced and informed analysis, and practical solutions. Dr Jo is interviewed extensively by the press, and her commentary and analysis is featured regularly in publications globally. Dr Jo is a published book author and is currently working on her 3rd book examining our digital lifestyle.

Themes that Dr Jo writes and provide analysis and commentary on include: video games, social media, online safety, insider perspectives on kid’s digital lifestyle, digital family life, screen time, technology and learning, and new changes and challenges that emerge from children’s technology use. 

New forms of cyber harassment. Teens need our support in the digital world
New forms of cyber harassment. Teens need our support in the digital world

ABC: You’re a 14-yr-old girl on the train & a “dick pic” appears on your phone. Surprise! You’ve been cyber flashed. Supporting teens when new forms of online harassment strike.

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Joanne Orlando21 May 2019
Why we blame technology for everything and the problems this causes
Why we blame technology for everything and the problems this causes

If we blame technology for everything, provide the solution of banning it, will all the ills of the world will be solved? We hear this angle again and again but of course life is not that simple!

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ArticlesJoanne Orlando17 May 2019Social media, Social media well-being, teens, Technology for school learning, Digital literacy, Digital addiction, Digital wellbeing, Family digital stress
Exclusive: Online gaming 'made me get to the point where I stopped going to school’
Exclusive: Online gaming 'made me get to the point where I stopped going to school’

Channel 9: Angus said he was obsessed with video games but not addicted. Here’s how he explained the difference.

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Joanne Orlando12 May 2019
Deadly selfies: Young people risking life for 'likes'
Deadly selfies: Young people risking life for 'likes'

Channel 7: The quest for a perfect selfie is leading to deadly consequences - in a world hooked on social media, people are taking risks to impress their online followers.

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Joanne Orlando6 May 2019
A Snapchat then a fatal crash: don't be so quick to judge youth
A Snapchat then a fatal crash: don't be so quick to judge youth

Sydney Morning Herald: It's too easy to dismiss the "selfie" generation as attention-seeking and shallow. Images are the currency of communication for young people in the digital age.

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Joanne Orlando2 May 2019
Apple Martin was right to challange Gwyneth Paltrow's post
Apple Martin was right to challange Gwyneth Paltrow's post

Sydney Morning Herald/The Age: ‘Sharenting’ has become a big issue! Here’s what parents need to do to protect their child’s digital identity.

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ArticlesJoanne Orlando7 April 2019Online safety, Social media well-being, teens, Digital wellbeing
When a boy, 3, clicks on a site selling girls, it warps a future adult
When a boy, 3, clicks on a site selling girls, it warps a future adult

Sydney Morning Herald/The Age: I explain how to give kids the digital literacy skills they need so that they don’t fall victim to fake content online.

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ArticlesDr Joanne Orlando11 March 2019Online safety, Online well-being, Children's psychological wellbeing, Children's digital behaviour, Digital literacy, early childhood, teens, children 5-12 years
How much is too much screen time for your kids?
How much is too much screen time for your kids?

ABC 7:30 Report: Parents say the screentime guidelines are "unrealistic" and they are often unsure of how best to guide young children’s technology use.

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ArticlesDr Joanne Orlando5 March 2019early childhood, Digital wellbeing, Children's digital behaviour, screentime
Engage with your kids or just stay home
Engage with your kids or just stay home

Sydney Morning Herald/The Age: A popular Sydney family restaurant has joined an international trend by banning kids and adults from using iPads and iPhones.

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ArticlesDr Joanne Orlando21 February 2019early childhood, Family digital lifestyle, Family digital stress, screentime
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