Teens’ Online Behavior Can Get Them in Trouble
Do you really know what your kids are doing all the time? Probably not, unless you’re a stalker (just kidding). But really, there has to be some element of trust and you can’t physically be everywhere your kids are. And that also applies to the online world. As parents, we ...
7 Soft Skills Critical to Parenting Today’s Digital Kids
We write a lot about the tech basics—or the hard skills—you need to excel in your superhero job as a digital parent today. But there’s the other side of parenting that is equally if not more important called the soft skills. Soft skill is a term associated with a person’s ...
Cyber Pranks – Funny or Mean??
We all know that kids love to play pranks – it is just part of childhood. Whether it is whoopee cushions, switching the salt and the sugar or good old plastic spiders, harmless pranks can be fun and actually a good way of teaching kids resilience. But unfortunately, when kids ...
Family Safety News: 3 Big Stories You May Have Missed
The news that produces a safer Internet for our kids is not always good but it is shaping the digital landscape in some very big ways. Here are three big stories you may have missed and some talking points for your family. Are Your Kids ‘Driving and Vining?’ Talking to ...
Could Your Kids Be Doing Things That Make Them Bully Bait?
“Seriously, sometimes I think some kids are trying to get bullied,” she opined with a frustrated sigh. I stopped what I was doing and looked up. “What do you mean?” “They just do the dumbest things online,” my 13 year-old said without looking up and perusing her Instagram feed with ...
7 Things Parents Need to Know About the Voxer Voice App
Every five minutes, it seems, a new app comes out but only a handful stick with tweens and teens looking to connect in fun ways to friends online. When those apps make the “fun cut,” and rise to popularity it isn’t long before unwise users exploit them into cyber bullying ...
SnapChat-Like Apps Hide Content on Twitter, Facebook
Just when parents figured out SnapChat, an app that makes photo texts disappear, two new apps hit the social scene that achieve the same objective on both Twitter and Facebook. Twitterspirit allows a Twitter user to set a time limit for a tweet before it “self-destructs” in their feed. By using ...
Cheating and Bullying: It’s a Bigger Problem than You Think!
The whole purpose of your “youth” is to grow and learn. It’s time to take in lots of information, so ultimately they can evolve, accomplish, and get ahead. However the pressure to grow and climb the ladder of life often leads to unwanted behaviors and actions that lead to significant ...
Before You Share, Ask Yourself “Is This TMI?”
Social networks and new online services make it easy to share the details of our lives, perhaps too easily. With just a few clicks, posts and messages, you can give away enough personal information to compromise your privacy and even open yourself up to identity theft. Hackers use information you ...
