Parents vs. The Internet

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  • 4: What’s the worst thing you’ve seen on TikTok?

    In this episode of Parents vs. The Internet, Esther Ghey and the Mail’s Liz Hull are joined by Tanya Goodin, author of The Teenage Guide to Digital Wellbeing, campaigner on tech ethics, and founder of the digital detox movement Timg to Log Off. 

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    Hosts: Esther Ghey and Liz Hull

    Producer: Max Bower

    Executive Producer: Bella Soames

    Editor Silas Gray

    Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini

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    39 min
  • 3: Mindfulness saved me

    In this episode of Parents vs. The Internet, Esther Ghey and Liz Hull are joined by Russell Treasure, a mindfulness coach. 


    Treasure is a former businessman, who – after losing everything and declaring bankruptcy after the 2008 financial crash – discovered mindfulness, which, he says, transformed his life. Liz, Esther, and Russell discuss how Esther used mindfulness as a tool to cope in the immediate aftermath of Brianna’s murder; why Russell and Esther believe that mindfulness should be taught to children in primary school; and, how the practise of mindfulness has the potential to transform the next generation of young people for the better.


    Hosts: Esther Ghey and Liz Hull 

    Producer: Max Bower 

    Editor: Silas Gray 

    Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini 

    Executive Producer: Bella Soames 

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    Hosts: Esther Ghey and Liz Hull

    Producer: Max Bower

    Executive Producer: Bella Soames

    Editor Silas Gray

    Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    36 min
  • 2: A smartphone gives the world access to your child

    In this episode of Parents vs. The Internet, Esther Ghey and the Mail’s Liz Hull are joined by Hannah Oertel, the founder of Delay Smartphones. 


    Hannah, Esther and Liz discuss how smartphones prevent children from learning to socialise properly and from being emotionally equipped to deal with the world around them; why parents should be more worried about ‘stranger danger’ online than in the real world; and, why Hannah has told her children they won’t be getting a smartphone until they’re 21…


    Hosts: Esther Ghey and Liz Hull 

    Producer: Max Bower 

    Editor: Silas Gray 

    Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini 

    Executive Producer: Bella Soames

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    Hosts: Esther Ghey and Liz Hull

    Producer: Max Bower

    Executive Producer: Bella Soames

    Editor Silas Gray

    Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    33 min
  • 1: I wish that Brianna’s final years were much happier

    In the inaugural episode of Parents vs. The Internet, Esther Ghey and the Mail’s Liz Hull are joined by Emma Mills. 


    Emma Mills is the headteacher at Birchwood Community High School. 


    Brianna Ghey, Esther’s daughter, attended Birchwood, until she tragically lost her life in a crime that was planned using the internet. 


    Emma, Esther, and Liz discuss the challenges schools face in controlling smartphone and social media use among pupils, and what more needs to be done to protect children from online harm, including grooming and violent content. 


    Esther also discusses Brianna’s own mental health struggles prior to her death, and the impact that her use of social media had on her and those around her.


    Hosts: Esther Ghey and Liz Hull

    Producer: Max Bower

    Editor: Silas Gray

    Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini

    Executive Producer: Bella Soames

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    Hosts: Esther Ghey and Liz Hull

    Producer: Max Bower

    Executive Producer: Bella Soames

    Editor Silas Gray

    Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    34 min
  • Introducing... Parents vs. The Internet

    Our children's mental health is under attack.


    From the age of 11, they're bombarded with information and messages via the smartphones in their pockets. Parents are struggling to protect them from the dangers of the digital world.


    Parents vs. The Internet is the Daily Mail's unmissable podcast, which asks what we can do to keep our young people safe and better protect their mental health.


    Hosted by the Daily Mail's Liz Hull and Esther Ghey, whose daughter Brianna Ghey tragically lost her life in an incident that was planned using the internet, this 10-part series explores what caregivers; teachers; and policymakers can do to support young people in leveraging technology for good, and to safeguard them from the bad.


    Launching September 30.

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    Email us [email protected]

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    Hosts: Esther Ghey and Liz Hull

    Producer: Max Bower

    Executive Producer: Bella Soames

    Editor Silas Gray

    Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 min

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Our children's mental health is under attack. From the age of 11, they're bombarded with information and messages via the smartphones in their pockets. Parents are struggling to protect them from…