by Jessica Ivins | Nov 16, 2018 | Cyberbullying, Internet, Mobile Apps, Parenting, Screen Time, Social Media
Do you find yourself obsessively scrolling your social media feeds? Have you ever spent hours on end binge-watching a series on Netflix? Do you feel you’ve lost all self control when it comes to your favorite apps, platforms and games? Well, that’s kind of...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
