Many of us use Facebook on a daily basis to keep up with friends and families. We upload and share pictures of our kids and it's a great way to keep everyone up to date with what our families are up to. But for many parents I've chatted with, it's amazing how many people ask for advice on what they … [Read more...]
New Study: Forty-Five Percent Of Boys Will Experience Cyberbullying
Our kids are growing up in a digital world and, whether we like it or not, it's become our society's daily norm. Kids have increasing access to mobile devices, tablets and laptops. Sadly, this brings with it a concern about cyberbullying. Let's face it, it's not easy these days being a kid. It's a … [Read more...]
Back-To-School Smartphone Etiquette 101
Like many of you we've got a shopping checklist as we gear up for back to school. This list includes the fresh backpacks, pencils, markers, new running shoes and a few wardrobe updates for the kids—don't they grow like weeds over the summer? This coming school year, we've also decided it's the … [Read more...]
How Safe Are Your Apps?
Smartphones have become a part of our lives and so have the apps that come with them. Whether you use apps for productivity, creativity, social sharing or just for fun, just how safe are they? Many apps can access and use our personal data without our knowledge or permission. So, what can we … [Read more...]
Keeping Your Family Safe…Online
"Look both ways before you cross the street." "Never accept a ride from a stranger." "If you're home alone, never open the door." These are the lessons that were passed on to us to keep us safe as children, and no doubt we're passing these same tidbits on to our kids. But growing up, we didn't … [Read more...]
The White Hatter
A good friend of ours who is a high school teacher called us up last week and said, "This guy came and gave a two-hour presentation to the kids at the school today about internet safety and online protection and he was amazing. He had their attention for the whole time, you could hear a pin drop, … [Read more...]