by admin | May 5, 2016 | Digital Parenting
Teen digital media consumption has increased 300% over the last 20 years. The American teen now spends up to 9 hrs a day consuming media across a range of channels – SMS, social media, radio and more. To put it in perspective, your child now spends more time...
by admin | Mar 29, 2016 | Digital Parenting
The recent study from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has produced many headlines referencing the link between social media usage and depression. “Because social media has become such an integrated component of human interaction, it is important...
by admin | Mar 10, 2016 | Parenting, Digital Parenting, Internet Safety, Online Privacy, Parenting Teens
Finding a girlfriend or boyfriend is a powerful driving force for teenagers around the world. The need to connect intimately with others is a defining moment in the transition from child to adult. Now, think back to our own teen years. Typically, we met prospective...
by admin | Feb 20, 2016 | Digital Parenting
Technology plays a huge role in everyday life. From social media and messaging to GPS location and reviews, you rely on tech more than ever before. And so do your kids. You know the risks that are online, and you want to protect your children from them. This poses the...
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...
