Dr Jo is regular radio commentator with appearances on over 400 radio talk shows across Australia, UK & USA. Her segments often focus on new changes and challenges to emerge in relation to children’s digital lifestyle. She always provides the latest up to date, evidenced-based understandings, and practical, take-home solutions.
Dr Jo also writes/presents/co-produces podcasts. Recent podcast series includes a collaboration with Channel 9’s ‘Honey Mums’ focusing on the ‘pain points’ for parents regarding children’s technology use. She also recently produced a series with Babyology.com focusing on learning in early childhood.
Topics Dr Jo talks on include: online safety, video games, social media, screen time, digital addiction, social/health/educational factors that relate to children’s technology use, parental digital role modelling, technology in school/early childhood, and family digital lifestyle.
ABC Radio: Screen time can actually be a positive thing for your children - that is if you share the time with them and harness it in a positive way. I talk to Paul Turton from ABC about how to balance "good" screen time with other activities.
Read MoreNSW has banned mobile phones in primary schools and many high schools are following . In my talk on Life Matters I explain the pros and cons of banning such widely used technology.
Read MoreABC Radio Sydney: Fake Instagram accounts, often called ‘finstas’ have become the norm for many teens – but their reasoning for creating these is not as sinister as you think.
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