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How to Help Your Child Disconnect From Playing on Their Devices So Much

There are many things you can do to help your child disconnect from playing on their devices during more meaningful times that could otherwise be spent with family or constructive

A Parent’s Role in Navigating the Challenges of the Digital Playground

Welcome to this special preview of our article, “A Parent’s Role in Navigating the Challenges of the Digital Playground.” This sneak peek offers a glimpse into the wealth of insights

Meerkat – What Every Parent Needs to Know

Meerkat is a live streaming application. Meerkat connects your phone camera to your Twitter feed; once you’ve installed the app, you type in a status and hit the “stream” button—and

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 groomed, enticed, and sometimes physically coerced into selling themselves for

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 for? Slavery. Part of the lie porn producers want customers to

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 you need to keep your Mac safe for little ones.

Periscope – Twitter’s Answer to Meerkat

Last week, I reported about a new dangerous app that had emerged, called Meerkat. This week, Twitter released their own version, called Periscope. New name, same functionality, same problems. Periscope,

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 asking thousands of parents this question, I always hear the

Dangerous Apps on Your Teen’s Mobile Device

Social media applications claim to be a convenient way for teens to keep in contact with their friends. Unfortunately, these apps don’t just allow teens to connect with their friends;

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 access the Internet, is to their children. There really isn’t a point

Confession Pages

Social media “confession” pages are all the rage. Students tell you that it is an opportunity to talk about important issues and problems in their lives. I often get tips

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 opportunities are nearly endless, but it also opens up the world

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? The internet, social media, and mobile devices have thrust a

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 people outside their parent’s knowledge, and 2) Anonymous apps allow

10 Best Parental Control Apps

It’s frightening how easy it is for children to stumble upon inappropriate content, whether they’re using your phone for just a few minutes or their own device. While the latest

Yik Yak Address Safety Issues but is Still Not Appropriate for Teens

Yik Yak allows users to anonymously post anything they want. This has, in the past, led to students using it to threaten and intimidate other students. It has even cause