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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Interview on Living Well with Dr. Peg – Teens and Online Safety
On October 25, 2018, I was interviewed on “Living Well with Dr. Peg.” We discussed current online trends with teens, cyber safety, and what the current research is saying about […]
