Did you know the average person spends almost 3 hours a day on their smartphone? That’s about 20 hours a week– the equivalent of a part time job! Here are three reasons to take a well-deserved vacation from your smartphone. 1.Your brain needs quiet A growing body of research shows that downtime is essential …
A new SnapChat feature could allow predators to see where your teen lives, where he goes to school, or her favorite hang outs. SnapMaps uses the GPS signal on smart phones to pinpoint users’ locations and identifies their location on a map. This map is visible to all the user’s friends and followers. Furthermore, users’ locations …
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In a recent interview with online magazine Mirror, Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, outlined his family’s screen time rules. No phones for the kids until age fourteen, no screens at the dinner table, and an evening curfew for the internet. Gates’ three daughters are 20, 17, and 14 years old now, so presumably the rules are …
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Internet access can seem binary– either you have the internet in your home, or you don’t. Having the internet in your home can expose your family to online pornography, real and fictional violent content, drug content, suggestive ads, raunchy articles, scams, and other dark aspects of our world. On the other hand, not providing your …
The alarming headlines are all over social media. “Everything changed the day I learned Minecraft has a sex mod” “Things you need to know: Minecraft has a ‘sex mod.’ Here’s your barf bag.” “Does Minecraft have ‘sex mods’? “Minecraft mods: Sex mod download available; moms react” Confused? Scared? Ready to hide your kids’ electronic devices? …
Do you know what a torrent is? A torrent is a filesharing method normally used for less-than-savory purposes. Think downloading pirated movies or accessing free pornographic content. Many internet filters don’t block them. Clean Router does. If you have Clean Router protecting your home, it doesn’t matter if you know what a …
A recent study on children’s health listed sexting as #6 on the list of biggest health concerns for children in the country. Parents have taken note and jumped to educate their tweens and teens about the dangers and foolishness of sending sexually charged pictures or posting them online. However, many parents don’t realize that …
The Good Men Project recently published an article on the evolution of pornography from the pre-Internet age into the digital age. As the Internet has become ubiquitous, pornography has become as accessible as reaching into your pocket. The article also included some eye-popping statistics about religious people and pornography. While most religious people consider …
Communications watchdog Ofcom compiled a new report on teenagers and social media. Here’s what you need to know: 1) Only 1/3 of teens between twelve and fifteen years old could identify the paid advertising search engine results on Bing and Google. 2) Kids between the ages of eight and fifteen now spend an …
Dr. Tracy Bennett, a psychologist that specializes in internet safety for kids, published two companion articles discussing the teen and tween sexting phenomenon. These articles, titled “Hey Dad, Your Twelve Year Old Daughter Has a ‘Nude Out’” and “Mom, Your Fifteen Year Old Boy Might Be Acting Like an Internet Predator” provide parents with insight into …
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