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You found your kid’s ‘finsta’, now what?

You found your kid’s ‘finsta’, now what?

by Darien Laird | Nov 14, 2018 | Internet, Mobile Apps, Parenting, Social Media

Don’t know what a “finsta” is? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. It’s a fake Instagram account. Fake-Insta. Finsta. Here’s how Mashable describes them: Finstas can house a wide variety of pics, from shitposts to risqué selfies to hyper-specific memes the user only wants...
Take back the power to ‘influence’ your kids for good

Take back the power to ‘influence’ your kids for good

by WebSafety | Nov 7, 2018 | Cyberbullying, Internet, Parenting, Screen Time, Social Media, Uncategorized

This article is part of a WebSafety’s Digital Parent Voices series. All ideas expressed are the writer’s own. By Parven Jessy Like any parent I have high aspirations for my child. I want her to grow up to be a confident, successful person. I hope that she...
Saving ‘The Suicide Belt’

Saving ‘The Suicide Belt’

by Darien Laird | Nov 5, 2018 | Cyberbullying, Parenting, Social Media

Suicide wasn’t the first thing on Collin Kartchner’s radar when he began his passionate play against social media, but it quickly jumped to focus when he started hearing from people who were close to teens with mental illnesses. “One of the very first messages I got...
Silicon Valley nannies asked to sign “no-phone contracts” to shield kids from screen exposure

Silicon Valley nannies asked to sign “no-phone contracts” to shield kids from screen exposure

by Jessica Ivins | Nov 1, 2018 | Internet, Mobile Apps, Parenting, Screen Time, Social Media

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, it should be no surprise to hear that too much screen time can be damaging for kids. What might be a little surprising though, is that some of the parents who are going to the biggest extremes to protect their children...
3 ways to feel good or ‘better’ about giving your child some freedom, on Halloween

3 ways to feel good or ‘better’ about giving your child some freedom, on Halloween

by Darien Laird | Oct 30, 2018 | Parenting

It is no surprise parents are spooked at the thought of giving their kids the freedom that children had decades ago, especially when it’s off on eerily empty streets. Front yards, cul-de-sacs, even parks were bursting with children in past generations, but not these...
‘But everybody else is doing it’ — 4 reasons you don’t need to fall for the screen trap

‘But everybody else is doing it’ — 4 reasons you don’t need to fall for the screen trap

by WebSafety | Oct 30, 2018 | Parenting, Screen Time

This article is part of a WebSafety’s Digital Parent Voices series. All ideas expressed are the writer’s own. By Ashley Dickson All it takes is a look around the neighborhood after dark to realize my family is not exactly normal when it comes to screen...
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