See Something, Say Something
By the end of this lesson, you will know: How to respond to a message or post where someone sounds like they want to hurt themselves or others. How we […]
COVID-19 and Your Child’s Online Safety
Has your school been shut down because of Covid-19? Your Child is going to spend a lot more time online. Are you ready? COVID-19 is shutting schools down and discouraging […]
Yubo App (formerly Yellow) – Parent Review
What parents need to know about the app kids are calling the “Tinder for teens.” What is the Yubo app? Yubo (formerly Yellow – new corporate website: www.yubo.live) is a social […]
See Something, Say Something – Educator
Learning Overview The Internet and social media allow people to share their feelings in a less inhibited way then if they were face-to-face. Texts or social media posts that contain […]
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: 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sextortion – What Parents Need to Know to Keep Their Children Safe
A parent recently reached out to me with a horrifying and heartbreaking story about his 8th-grade daughter. It was a story that had been going on for the better part […]
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 […]
