by admin | Jun 13, 2015 | Internet Addiction
We have heard about abstinence when it comes to sex, now it is about disconnecting from your digitally devices and social media. It’s not easy. However a parent that was determined to get her family’s offline back gathered some volunteers (with the same...
by admin | Jun 8, 2015 | Cyber Safety
New Intel Security recently released their latest study, “Realities of Cyber Parenting: What Pre-teens and Teens are Up To Online” which gave us some insights of what parents are most concerned about when it comes to Internet Safety. June is Internet...
by admin | Jun 2, 2015 | Parenting Teens
Guest Post by Blaise Brooks With summer vacation quickly approaching, teens can look forward to a lot of free time to relax, hang out with friends and spend time with family. However, this newfound free time includes a lot of potential opportunities to engage in...
by admin | Jun 1, 2015 | Internet Safety
June is Internet Safety Month. It’s great that we designate a month for Internet Safety Awareness, as we do for Bullying and Cyberbullying Awareness in October, but this doesn’t mean that we ignore it the other eleven months of the year. I think it is...
by admin | May 28, 2015 | Internet Privacy
Everyone is ready for summer and we know people of all ages love to share or sometimes overshare their summer activities with their online friends. I have recently discovered a great way to define and archive your memories to better protect and re-visit what you did...
by admin | May 26, 2015 | Parenting Blogs
One of my constant mantra’s is offline parenting will help your kids, and especially teen’s, make better online choices. The fact is when your children are in their digital world’s you are not there to protect there. With all the parental controls,...
by admin | May 22, 2015 | Social media
Research was just released by GlobalWebIndex that shows adults love social media almost as much as the kids do. The average adult spends one in four online minutes on social media according to the recent research. What is the most popular social media platform for...
by admin | May 19, 2015 | Social media
So you are driving down the road – you have an impulse to take a selfie? Seriously? Yes, I have seen teens and young adults that insist on telling us their mood while driving down a highway with a selfie – exactly what are they thinking? Oh –...
by admin | May 16, 2015 | Online profile
I’ve heard from some parents that say they won’t allow their tweens or teens on social media sites or ban them from certain apps or other digital platforms that today’s teenagers are engaging in. Of course many know that kids have way to defy...
by admin | May 14, 2015 | Cyber Safety
Online social networks are part of daily life, especially for kids and teens. Unfortunately, these networks make for easy bullying. How do you protect your kids from cyber threats? Cyberbullying Bullying is fairly common, especially among teenagers. According to the...