by admin | Jun 21, 2021 | Internet Addiction
Signs of Teen Gaming Addiction Many parents are concerned with the amount of time their tweens and teens spend online. Whether it’s communicating with friends through social media, texting or chatting — or they are playing video games, it all involves...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Social media
Preventing the Adverse Effects of Social Media on Teens Social media was created to make people socialize virtually, and that has been possible to some extent. There are multiple other benefits of social media as well, but the question is do the pros outweigh the cons...
by admin | Apr 13, 2021 | Internet Safety, Cyber Safety, Cybersafety, Online activity
Young people spend much of their lives in front of a screen, and with the pandemic, that time has increased substantially. Yet, few young people are taught how to be good citizens online, let alone how to balance the time they spend online with all the other parts of...
by admin | Mar 29, 2021 | Summer Camps
Summer Camps to Help Digital Addiction Will a therapeutic summer camp help your teen’s digital addiction? Many teens today have been experiencing depression, anxiety, under-performing in school if not completely failing classes — we’ve even witnessed...
by admin | Mar 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
How the Cancel Culture Can Impact Your Online Reputation The Cancel Culture (formerly referred to as the “call-out” culture) is now how people are using social media to publicly shame (usually celebrities or brands) due to what they deem is a controversial...
by admin | Feb 5, 2021 | Digital Parenting
We’re all a click away from digital disgrace Reality is, we’re a tweet or post away from losing an interview, a job or for many young people — a spot for their first choice college. The percentage of college admissions officers who believe that...
by admin | Jan 7, 2021 | Digital Parenting
Are you a parent of a teen that is using a dating app? In most cases, online dating is unsafe for teens. This is because, as you probably already know, there are a lot of predators online who try to prey on teens. That cute 16-year-old lacrosse player who lives a few...
by admin | Dec 14, 2020 | Parenting Teens, Parenting tips
When Safety Trumps Privacy This has been a debate for years and the answer comes back to when safety trumps privacy. Especially now as technology is in the hands of every teens and many tweens, as well as COVID has locked us online more than ever — parents need...
by admin | Nov 17, 2020 | Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying, Online Shaming and COVID It’s been an extremely challenging year for many people. The pandemic has everyone on edge and many are retreating to their devices as a distraction of reality. Sadly social media and the internet can be a sea of...
by admin | Oct 9, 2020 | Cyberbullying, Civility
3 C’s of Digital Civility Online Never doubt, our keyboards can be used as a tool or a weapon. It’s completely up to the user. I often hear, parents especially, that like to blame the apps or social platforms for cyberbullying, however we have to keep in...
