Talking To Teens About Catfishing

We have heard the horror stories of cyberbullying over the past several years, and they never get easier to hear. Catfishing is an extended branch of online harassment that takes cruelty to a new level. The tragedy in Riverside California is a cruel reminder of the...

Teen Online Safety Tips

As a parent, you want to protect your child from the dangers of the internet. There are countless stories of predators, hackers, and thieves targeting and exploiting young adults. To avoid this, many parents will go as far as to limit or prohibit their child’s use of...

Could Instagram Be Damaging Our Teens?

Facebook Knew Instagram Could Be Harmful to Our Teens The tech giant has studied how the app affects youth. An article in The Wall Street Journal reports that Facebook’s own documents found Instagram to be damaging to teens. A 2017 survey, published by the...

Helping Your Teen Identify Misinformation Online

Teens today have grown up surrounded by technology. Some might argue they were practically born with smartphones in their hands. In some cases, your teenager might even know more about the Internet than you. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t susceptible to getting...

Teens, Social Media and College Admission

We’re all a click away from digital disgrace Reality is, we’re a tweet or post away from losing an interview, a job or for many young people — a spot for their first choice college. The percentage of college admissions officers who believe that...