by admin | Dec 12, 2015 | Digital Parenting, Sexting
What is sexting? Sexting is sending sexually explicit messages via cell phone or instant messenger. As technology has advanced and cell phones have the capability to record and send photos and video, the practice of sending suggestive and explicit pictures has...
by admin | Nov 19, 2015 | Cyberbullying, Bullying, cyberbullying prevention, Digital Parenting
This month several surveys and reports have been released on tech, parenting, teens and cyberbullying. Starting with the simple one that came from iKeepSafe, which was funded by AT&T, it focused on Cyberbalance in the Digital Culture. 44% of teens admit they do to...
by admin | Oct 31, 2015 | Digital Parenting
The little boy who used to beg you to take him to the park every afternoon or the sweet young girl who used to love riding bikes with you around the neighborhood is now a teenager who is, for all practical purposes, addicted to technology. As a parent, you probably...
by admin | Oct 30, 2015 | Digital Parenting
It’s eight o’clock on a school night; do you know where your kids are? In our constantly wired world, you not only need to know whose house your kids are visiting, but also where they’re hanging out on the Internet. Social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram...
by admin | Aug 2, 2015 | Digital Parenting
It’s not only youth that love the Internet, earlier this year PEW Research shared that 52% of adults online are engaged in social media with Facebook as the most popular. We have heard the rumors that teens are finding other social media outlets, such as...
by admin | Jun 25, 2015 | Digital Parenting
If we haven’t heard it once, we have heard it a hundred times; Think before you post. Pause before you send. Both statements are absolutely true. It’s my opinion that when we are thinking we are usually still typing and clicking since the average person...
