Ome TV App Review
Teens love chatting with total strangers. Some apps allow them to do it via their web camera. Learn how to keep your child safe from this dangerous online trend. One […]
Threads App Review
Instagram was released in 2010. It is now the most-used social media platform among teens, according to research firm Piper Jaffray. Eighty-five percent of teens report using Instagram at least […]
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 […]
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 […]
Mydol App Review – What Parents Need to Know
Rated for users 12+ Offers in-app purchases Classified as a Virtual Chat app Over the past month, I have received several messages from parents trying to manage their frightened teens […]
Snapchat is Where It’s At – Why You Should be Concerned
Over the last two years, I have been reporting a migration of teens (digital natives) to an emerging social media sector – self-destructing messaging apps. Snapchat is clearly the dominant […]
Pokémon Go – What Parents Need to Know
You’ve probably heard about Pokémon Go on the news or from your child. Mine has asked me 10 times today if he can go outside and catch some Pokémon. News […]
How to Set Up Parental Controls in iOS 12
In January of 2018, two large Apple shareholders with a $2 billion stake wrote an open letter to Apple. They demanded the smartphone maker respond to a “growing public health […]
YouTube Kids Now Has Parental Controls
You might have given YouTube Kids app a chance in the past, only to be disappointed to find that your child could start out on a Sesame Street video and […]