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...
by admin | Jun 29, 2015 | Parenting Teens
By Christy Crandell The great thing about having a sibling, whether older or younger, is always having someone to talk to, play sports with and learn from. Younger siblings have someone to look up to as a role model, while older siblings have the opportunity to pass...
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...
by admin | Jun 23, 2015 | Parenting Teens
It might be something you say off-the-cuff while you are driving or cooking. It may even be the way you greet a waitress or hold the door for someone behind you…. your children are watching you and listening to you. If you mention something ugly about a...
by admin | Jun 22, 2015 | Bullying
By Kelly Kamowski My daughter was cyberbullied for being chubby in middle school by a girl she truly thought was her friend. My son was shoved in the hallways and called a fag in middle school and high school. I, myself, was bullied in the third grade by a boy who...
by admin | Jun 19, 2015 | Parenting Teens
Sometimes it can seem like we are always hearing doom and gloom when it comes to our youth, especially teenagers. I want to turn that around with this great survey that Stage of Life (that offers writing contests for high school students) conducted with a group of...
by admin | Jun 16, 2015 | Cyber Safety
Earlier this month Intel Security released their latest study, The Reality of CyberParenting: What Pre-Teens and Teens Are Up To Online. The month of June is Internet Safety Month. It’s a month that we take extra time to learn more about cyber-skills, apps,...
