It is nearly impossible to keep up with every new, trending app that is marketed to young adults. Talking to your children about the potential risk-features associated with new apps is essential to maintaining safety online. Risk features may...
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Age alone should not be the determining factor in your child having personal social media accounts. The right question should be closer to "based on everything I know about my child, do I believe he or she is ready to handle the pressures, risks,...
Kansas City television station KSHB recently interviewed doctors and nurses at Children's Mercy Hospital, a hospital that serves roughly 1,000 children annually who have been sexually assaulted. Heidi Olson, a nurse at Mercy Hospital said...
With series like Elite, Baby, Rain, Big Mouth and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Netflix has enticed teens into watching shows centered on teen prostitution rings, pornography, hookups, and more. On January 11, Netflix's new...
Research suggests that parental involvement and supervision considerably advance children's academic achievement. Support from family and friends also protects against bullying, which increases depressive symptoms and poor academic...
Practicing gratitude is an essential attribute to enjoying the holiday season. According to psychologist and author Dr. Thomas Lickona, "Gratitude is the virtue of feeling and expressing thanks for benefits received. It's been called 'the secret...
There are many apps parents can use to monitor their teens social media activity and amount of time spent online. In addition to regular conversations about technology and online safety, using apps to monitor family technology use may help foster...
Jen Ferguson found herself in a difficult circumstance. Her daughter, a sixth grader at the time, was working on a collaborative project with a friend at school and clicked the wrong tab on her friends computer which led to pornography. Jen and...
Protect Young Eyes recently released an article detailing how you can block pornography on your family's devices free of charge. According to the article, understanding the Domain Name System (DNS) is crucial to leveraging a...
A research article published in late September outlined just how significant the issue of sextortion is among young people in the United States. According to the article, "Sextortion is the threatened dissemination of explicit, intimate, or...
