Reports of Online Predators on the Rise. How to Keep Your Kids Safe.
June is Internet Safety Month. And, with kids spending more time online, stepping up the public conversation about digital risks couldn’t come at a better time. The past few months have created what some experts call the perfect storm for online predators. Schools are closed, kids are on devices more, ...
Is WhatsApp Safe for Kids? Here’s What Parents Need to Know
We may be talking about the TikTok app in our public circles, but there’s another app — just as widely used — that kids are hoping parents’ won’t ask too many questions about. That’s because they can use the messaging app WhatsApp to talk privately with friends, exchange content and ...
Less is More: 5 Ways to Jumpstart a ‘Digital Minimalist’ Mindset
Editor’s Note: This is part II of a series on Digital Minimalism in 2020. Is this the year you rethink and rebuild your relationship with technology? If so, embracing digital minimalism may be the most powerful way to achieve that goal. We learned last week in our first post on ...
Are Your Kids Part of the TikTok App Craze? Here’s What Parents Need to Know
What phone app has over 150 million active users and more than 14 million uploads every day? You might guess Facebook, Instagram, or Snapchat, but you’d be wrong. Meet TikTok — a video app kids are flocking to that is tons of fun but also carries risk. What Is It? ...
#PrivacyAware: Will You Champion Your Family’s Online Privacy?
The perky cashier stopped my transaction midway to ask for my email and phone number. Not now. Not ever. No more. I’ve had enough. I thought to myself. “I’d rather not, thank you,” I replied. The cashier finished my transaction and moved on to the next customer without a second ...
You vs. the Internet: 5 Hands-On Ways to Begin Safeguarding Your Family’s Privacy
Data mining. Privacy breaches. Malicious third parties. Do you ever feel like these scary sounding, albeit significant, concerns got left at the curb somewhere between carpool duty, doctor appointments, and trying to hit two softball games and a track meet in the same day? You are far from alone. If ...
Can’t Keep Up? 6 Easy Things You Can Do to Keep Your Kids Safe Online
Having a hard time doing what needs to be done to keep your kids safe online? Do you mentally shrink back when you realize you don’t do any of the tips experts so often recommend? Let the guilt go, parent because you are not alone. Family life moves at warp ...
6 Tips to Help Protect and Improve Your Child’s Online Reputation
Not the better choice. Take it down, please. That’s the short, efficient text message I’ve sent more times than I can count over the years while monitoring and coaching my kids’ online content choices. My daughter is now a senior in high school with her eyes fixed on college. And ...
