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Amino – Online Communities and Fandoms App

(Rated 12+, Social Networking) All children and teenagers seek a way to connect with like-minded individuals, share their passions and interests, and discover new experiences. Many of them seek out

Bark – Parental Control App & Phone Review

(Rated 12+, Productivity) Bark is an app that parents use to keep an eye on what their kids are doing on their devices. They have just created a new phone

Digital Reputation Management

Teens share everything. How they feel about life, a new song, their science homework, pictures of themselves, where they’ll be hanging out with friends, and doing things they quite possibly

Help Create Balance in Your Child’s Technological Life

“ Aided by the convenience and constant access provided by mobile devices, especially smartphones, 92% of teens are going online daily — including 24% who say they go online “almost

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 study, “Youth Sexting: Prevalence Rates, Driving Motivations, and the Deterrent Effect

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 either an eating disorder or self-harm due to their warped

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 revealed by ABC News, the victim had posted the threat

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 stated “we plan to kill her.” Seven individuals claimed that

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