A few months ago, we shared some tips for parents wondering if their child is ready for social media. While those suggestions are a good place to start, there is more to successful social media use than avoiding pornography and coping with cyberbullying. For parents who are still undecided, here are 3 more signs your […]
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With a new social media app coming out of the pipeline every few months, how’s a parent to keep up? Common Sense Media has written an article for Huffington Post to help adults scope out each new app and minimize the risk to kids on social media. The list of red flags includes includes:
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According to Statistic Brain, 45% of Americans make New Year’s resolutions. If you are one of them, you probably set some really worthwhile goals. However, internet safety likely wasn’t on your list. Here are three New Year’s resolutions you can make to up your internet safety game. 1) Change your passwords We shop, journal,
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What would 2016 look like if Facebook had never been born? The first social media giant (sorry MySpace), Facebook has changed the way all of us interact with the Internet. Users all over the world share content, post statuses, send private messages, and connect with new and old friends in a totally unprecendented way and
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At this point, almost all of us have heard of the Facebook effect: the more time you spend on social media, the more likely you are to feel envious, discontented, and depressed. But for many of us, giving up on social media means feeling disconnected with the world and missing out on a window into
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Many users turn to pornography to try to fill a void. Their loved ones then ask themselves, “Why wasn’t I enough?” Husbands and wives especially feel that they just can not compete with the airbrushed fantasy. After hearing this refrain over and over, marriage and family therapist Lori Cluff Schade published this article on FamilyShare. Titled,
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Surprised by a friend request from Grandma? While the technologically illiterate Baby Boomer is a stereotype in our society, that image falls short of the truth. The older generation is flocking to social media and the Internet to keep up with kids and grandkids, build a community, and learn about current affairs. Skeptical? Check out
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Yik Yak is a social media phenomenon that has received some media coverage lately. So what’s all the hype about? Yik Yak is an online forum where anyone can post anonymously on a local messaging board. Users then give the message positive or negative votes to increase or decrease its rank. Any message that
A recent article on The Guardian detailed “The 10 worst parental crimes on social media.” Written by two 14 year old girls, the article lists 10 things parents on social media do that their teenagers find particularly annoying. However, as any parent knows, just because your child finds a certain rule (or practice) annoying does
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As you introduce your children to the Internet and to social media, it won’t be long before they encounter cyberbullying. While your child might not be involved directly, he will see it. Whether the bully and victim are friends, acquaintances, or strangers, here’s what you can teach your child to do when she sees cyberbullying.
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