by Kate Farina | Jun 1, 2023 | Screen Time, Social Media
In today’s digital age, social media has become an integral part of many teenagers’ lives. While it offers numerous benefits, it also poses challenges, one of which is the fear of missing out (FOMO). FOMO can cause anxiety, stress, and feelings of...
by Josh Ramsey | Mar 10, 2023 | Pornography & Violence, Social Media, Stranger Danger
Sextortion of our tweens and teens (especially our boys) is just escalating! Why? Because social media makes it so easy, and parents generally have no clue that it’s even happening! Hormonal teen brains defy logic and boys especially are falling for this scam far more...
by Josh Ramsey | Feb 21, 2023 | Screen Time, Social Media, Technology
Since it’s launch, ChatGPT has got the world, well, chatting! What is it exactly? In its most basic version, ChatGPT (Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer) accesses resources on the internet that are open to the public in order to provide an answer to a...
by Josh Ramsey | Feb 21, 2023 | Filters & Limits, Screen Time, Settings, Social Media, Stranger Danger
Parenting these days is a busy job, often requiring lots of juggling of overlapping schedules! Knowing where your kids are and where they should (or shouldn’t!) be, is more than peace of mind for many parents – it’s a safety issue. In today’s online and offline...
by Kate Farina | Jan 10, 2022 | Cyberbullying, Filters & Limits, Pornography & Violence, Settings, Social Media, Stranger Danger
The online world has brought a whole new complexity to our parenting role. We must already make sure that our children eat veggies, sleep for 10 hours, play outside, wear sunscreen, learn intellectual, emotional and physical skills, and generally grow up to be fully...
by Kate Farina | Dec 17, 2021 | Social Media
To parents trying to keep up in this tech age, it feels like there is a new social media app on the scene every month. Teens (and more and more, tweens too) love, want and will tell you they NEED social media! Figuring out when to cave to your child’s pleas for a...
