How to Talk to Teens About Vaping
Are you concerned about the recent reports of teens being rushed to the hospital after vaping? The vaping problem is only getting worse. This is how we talk to teens […]
Author: Clayton Cranford
Clayton Cranford is a retired Sergeant from Orange County Sheriff's Department in California and owner of Total Safety Solutions LLC. Clayton is one of the nation’s leading law enforcement educators on social media, child safety, and behavioral threat assessments. Clayton is the author of the definitive book on cyber safety for families, “Parenting in the Digital World.” Clayton has more than 20 years of teaching experience and was awarded the 2015 National Bullying Prevention Award from the School Safety Advocacy Council, and the 2015 American Legion Medal of Merit. Clayton was a member of the County's Behavioral Threat Assessment Team, Crisis Negotiation Team, School Resource Officer program, and Juvenile Bureau.
Words and Pictures Matter
How to talk to your child about posting images or words that could be construed as a violent threat. On August 25, 2019, Alaska authorities arrested two 13-year-old students for […]
A Real Solution to Stopping Mass Shootings
Students escorted to a school bus at STEM School Highlands Ranch after the shooting. Photo: Hyoung Chang/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images For some parents, their child’s back-to-school shopping […]
How to Empower our Children Against Bullying
Jill’s first day of high school was a hopeful one. After two and a half years of torment by the hands of three girls in middle school, Jill was finally […]
Keeping Your Kid Safe Over Summer Break
Image Credit: Ourpact.us Summer break is nearly upon us. Most parents think since their child is not in school, the online drama will calm down. Unfortunately, this is not the […]
How We Teach Children to Be Safe Online
During an afternoon presentation, Sgt. Michael Woodroof spoke with students at Lucerne Valley Elementary School. Here students raise their hands after “Sgt. Mike” asked a question about internet safety. [Photo […]
Youtube Kids App Update – What Parents Need to Know
I published an article about the Youtube Kids App, “YouTube Kids Now Has Parental Controls,” back in September 2018. I began the article saying, “You might have given YouTube Kids […]
The Momo Challenge – What Parents Need to Know
The ‘Momo Challenge’ is making the rounds across social media once more, after going viral in early 2016. I have received several phone calls and Facebook messages from parents extremely […]
TikTok (Formally Musical.ly) App Review
What happened to Musical.ly? Musical.ly launched in 2014. In November 2017, it was acquired by ByteDance, a Beijing-based media and tech company, for a reported $1 billion. At the time, […]
Discord App Update – Back in the News
Last year, I published an app review on the insanely popular social media/gamer platform Discord. This app has continued to grow in its membership and popularity since then, and warrants […]