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How Do I Talk to My Child About Sexting?
Sexting, or sending a nude image to another person, is happening more often than most parents expect. In a 2014
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New Disturbing Social Media Trend – The Kylie Jenner Challenge
Body image is a serious issue with teens. Often this issue is ignored until a child is in crisis of
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Digital Self-harm – The Little Talked About Self-Cyberbullying
Last week, I posted a blog article about an Instagram threat, targeting a student in San Dimas. Today, it was
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Instagram Threat Terrifies Parents in San Dimas School District
Last week, a student at Lone Hill Middle School in San Dimas received several threats from an Instagram account that
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Human Trafficking, Child Sex Exploitation, and the Internet
Every day, children in your community are being targeted, snared, and manipulated into a world of sexual exploitation. They are
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Porn is Destroying Your Child’s Mind and Their Future – Maybe Yours Too
The evidence is in: Pornography is bad for your mind, your relationships, and your future happiness. What is pornography good
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How to keep your kids safe while on the Mac with Parental Controls in OS X Yosemite
Keeping your kids safe while using the computer is paramount in many parents’ minds. Fortunately Apple gives you the resources
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How Predators are Using Social Media to Exploit Your Child and What You Can do to Stop Them
In my Cyber Safety parent workshop, I ask parents where is the safest place for their child to be? After
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Why is Social Media So Important to Your Child and Why it Should be Important to You
It is often difficult for parents to truly understand how important social media, and the mobile devices they use to
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Confession Pages
Social media “confession” pages are all the rage. Students tell you that it is an opportunity to talk about important
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Quickly Evolving World of Social Media
The Quickly Evolving World of Social Media A smart phone or tablet is an amazing gift. The entertainment and educational
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Digital Citizenship (Social Media and Ethics) Must be Taught in Elementary Schools
First comes technology, then a host of unintended consequences follow, leaving us wondering how do we deal with these problems?
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Trajectory of Social Media – Anonymous Apps
In my Cyber Safety class for parents I discuss the general problem with social media; 1) Children can communicate with
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Phishing Confidential – My Personal Conversation with a Scammer
I had a very interesting conversation with a person who was trying to steal my money last week. I wanted
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How to Report Bullying and Abuse
Do you know how to report bullying or abuse on your social network app or website? Here is a comprehensive
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Teen sends a ‘sext’ and pays a terrible price
This is a story that is all to familiar with Juvenile Investigators. The following are excerpts from an article that
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Recent Arrests in Central California for Cyberbullying Prompt Action
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies are looking into another digital school-bullying incident, this time at Rio Norte Junior High
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Bullying Surges in Middle School, Girls Most Often Victims
Researchers studying U.S schoolkids in grades 5 through 8 found that verbal and physical bullying declines as students get older.
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