by admin | Oct 18, 2013 | Bullying Prevention Month
It’s National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month. Will you stand in unity and be a voice against bullying? The music video for Stand the Anthem united youth across 17 states & 6 countries. Performed by Charleigh and Justin Gere “Stand”...
by admin | Oct 17, 2013 | online addiction
According to a recent report, the term “Internet addiction” was coined in 1995 – meant as a joke at the dawn of the online era. Nearly 20 years later, the reality of Internet addiction is no laughing matter. Many credible doctors and psychologists...
by admin | Oct 15, 2013 | Bullying Prevention Month
The suicide of 12 year-old Rebecca Ann Sedwick, like the other tragic suicides of young lives, created a ground swell of bullying and cyberbullying prevention advocates to write many articles about horrific incident. During National Bullying Prevention Month we just...
by admin | Oct 12, 2013 | Family discord
Recently a CBS talk show contacted me about a new show will be called “Serch” and their intention is to break the silence on certain social issues, remove the stigmas and educate the public, while also providing some sense of resolve. We are open to hearing all...
by admin | Oct 9, 2013 | Cybersafety
It’s National Cyber Safety Awareness Month, however I think all year round we should practice cyber-etiquette and social media netiquette. Twitter, like Facebook, is crawling with kids and teens spreading their wings and expressing their personalities. ...
by admin | Oct 8, 2013 | Online Safety
It is National Cyber Safety Awareness Month and sending emails is something many of us take for granted today. Have you ever hit that SEND button then realized it went to the wrong person? After all, especially if you work with an address book, you could have more...
by admin | Oct 4, 2013 | Parenting Teens
When you’re driving, you’re in control of a great deal of metal that has potential to cause a great deal of damage. A lot of teens don’t realize just how dangerous a vehicle can be if not properly operated. It doesn’t take but a split second to...
by admin | Oct 3, 2013 | Internet Safety
National Cyber Safety Awareness Month is here and it is also about how technology can be used for good! Stories about young people doing good things online rarely make headlines. By Christian Brink Christian is the Project Assistant at the Family Online Safety...
by admin | Sep 28, 2013 | Internet Safety
This year, 81 percent of Internet-using teenagers in America reported that they are active on social-networking sites, more than ever before. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and new dating apps like Tinder, Grindr, and Blendr have increasingly become key players in...
by admin | Sep 27, 2013 | Internet Safety
USA Today broke the story Google is developing AdID for its Chrome browser. AdID is an anonymous identifier that will replace cookies that websites place on users’ computers to gather information about their browsing habits. The service would offer higher privacy and...
