So You Want to Get Your Kid a New Phone for Christmas?
Before you buy your child’s first phone, read this first. Every year at about this time, I dust off this article, update it, and hope parents will read and share […]
Reddit App
What Parents Need to Know Reddit (Rated 17+, Chat, Discussion Board) Reddit is rapidly becoming a social media platform teens and young adults are using to discuss important topics with […]
Keeping Your Kid Safe Over Summer Break
Image Credit: Bark.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 […]
So you want to get your kid a new Phone for Christmas? Read this First!
Every year at about this time, I dust off this article, update it, and hope parents will read and share it with their friends. There will be millions of children […]
Preventing Campus Violence Through Creating Safe School Climates
On February 19, 1997, 16-year-old Evan Ramsey entered his high school in quiet Bethel, Alaska and used a shotgun to fire on fellow students. He killed one student and the […]
Porn on Snapchat
Perhaps over the past couple days, you heard Cosmopolitan Magazine published a Snapchat channel, found in the “”Discover”” area, called “Cosmo After Dark.”” “Cosmo After Dark,” featured an explicit discussion […]
Telegram app: What Parents Need to Know
Description: (APP Store rating: 4+) Telegram Messenger is a cloud-based communication app usable across all devices; it allows users to send pics, videos, stickers, texts, and other files completely free. […]
How to Keep Your Kid from Getting Addicted to their Digital World
Two large Apple shareholders with a $2 billion stake have written an open letter to Apple. They are questioning the smartphone maker, saying it needs to respond to what’s seen […]
Social Media is Hurting Our Children’s Mental Health
The internet and social media are an amazing technological advancement. We have the ability to know more about the world, and other points of view than ever before. Social media, […]
Parents ask: How do you regulate screen time?
I receive questions from parents from all over the United States asking how to keep their children safe online. When I get a good question that I think other parents […]
