by admin | Jul 25, 2015 | Depression
Today almost everyone, not only teenagers, are connected to social media. A Pew Research Center study found that 92 percent of U.S. teenagers use social networks at least once a day, with 24 percent reporting that they are online “almost constantly.”...
by admin | Jul 18, 2015 | Cell phone safety
What’s your ringtone? Maybe you have your phone set to silent but you have your notifications popping up so you can see them from the corner of your eye. Distractions. Many people today live connected to their device (and I am speaking about all ages) not only...
by admin | Jul 11, 2015 | Social Networking
My colleague and good friend Chris Duque has a phrase I love, #TechnologyDoneRight. He refers to it when we see the kindness and good things that social media and tech has done for many people and kids. Recently I wrote about how teens reached out with their digital...
by admin | Jul 6, 2015 | Cyberbullying
As cyberbullying continues to be a major issue for many people of all ages in the United States, New Zealand’s government has passed a law designed to protect children from cyberbullying. The Harmful Digital Communications law is only meant for the most serious cases....
by admin | Jun 30, 2015 | Online Safety
It’s the last day of Internet Safety Month. On the first day I asked, what was your priority? Of course, just because June is over doesn’t mean we stop thinking about online safety. This is a topic that should be in our daily conversations. It should be...
