If you think it is tough being a parent in today’s digitally-connected world, imagine what it is like being a teen.Just think back to the most painful judgment error, awkward, embarrassing or reputation-damaging incident you experienced when you were a teen. Now imagine if that moment was documented
There seems to be no end to the dangerous trends teens are promoting online these days. Even the latest KiKi challenge, getting out of a moving car and dancing to Drake's popular song by the same name, is considered ‘fun’, despite the risk of accidents. This goes to show the extent to which teens wi
The truth is, every device that connects kids to the internet also connects kids to porn. It’s that simple —and it’s that infuriating! Keeping our kids safe in the digital age means staying one-step ahead of the trends and knowing exactly what we’re up against.Here we will expose 8 major culprits th
What part of your children’s online activity do you monitor? But wait, SHOULD you even monitor what they are up to on the internet? Ever since the inception of the world wide web, parents have been faced with the very dangerous yet very real problem of exposing their children to the dangers on the i
Getting to meet new people is fun! There's the excitement of bouncing off one's ideas on someone new and exploring alternate perspectives with another person who has similar interests. Besides, there’s the novelty of it. As parents, we all want our kids to be exposed to a variety of people, places,
Instagram, the emerging social media phenomenon, has recently launched Instagram TV, also known as IGTV. This video platform allows its users to upload vertical videos of up to 60 minutes in length.The launch comes strategically at a time when people around the world are moving away from television
There’s no question digital and mobile tech provide mesmerizing tools for kids today, but one of the fallouts is lack of outdoor play and exercise.A growing body of research shows that regular exposure to the outdoors may be just as important as exercise, especially for children. The result of doing
As someone who used to work in outdoor sports before making a dramatic u-turn into the world of technology and kids, I find it viscerally disturbing to see young kids out in nature with their eyes glued to a screen. Invariably they are missing the wonders of a beautiful day, immune to the magic and
iOS and Android devices have become powerful learning tools for kids with attention deficits or other cognitive and learning disabilities. "Technology can play a critical role in integrating special education into mainstream education, thereby enabling inclusive education for all. Assistive t
Growing up is a lot more complicated than it used to be. Kids are exposed to a variety of social media apps that could compromise their safety and make them potentially vulnerable to dangerous interactions with total strangers.By the time a concerned parent becomes fairly familiar with a given list
For the past several months, we have been hearing of the risks involved in allowing children to play Fortnite Battle Royale, a viral online co-op sandbox survival game with over 40 million players across a variety of platforms.While the original Fortnite game follows a Save the World storyline, off
Many teenagers spend more time connected to their social networks via their personal electronic devices than offline. This doesn’t seem a problem on its own, though digital addiction is a real concern. However, when children are constantly online, lines between the real and the digital world begin t
