Note: if you’re running iOS 13 or 14, you’ll want to visit our always-updated, comprehensive iOS Parental Control Guide here. iOS 12 Is Great for Parents. Bad for Businesses. We’ve been running the iOS 12 beta this summer and we’re happy with the results. There’s always […]
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For years, we’ve been telling parents about content on Instagram. We even coined a phrase, Instaporn, to characterize the sexualized content that seemed to be invading a once, pure photo app. Our recent testing confirms that although Instagram has clear Community Guidelines, they aren’t enforcing them.
We Tested Instagram’s “No Nudity” Rule. We Can’t Show You the Results. Read More
Introduction: Most teachers and youth pastors desire healthy and trusting relationships with their students. But, clear relational lines must be drawn. This blog posts attempts to create a framework for schools and churches to consider when establishing these boundaries with their school and church policies. Note:
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Are Sleepovers a Good Idea in the Digital Age? This is the question I want to explore in this blog post. It might be summer time when you’re reading this, which means your kids are spending more time in other places. Sleepovers might happen more frequently.
Sexually Abused at a Sleepover – 5 Lessons for Parents Read More
Another Field Trip with a School Bus Full of Smartphones Updated March 10, 2021 I remember my seventh grade daughter boarding the school bus for a field trip with her classmates to an amusement park. As they departed, I wondered how many kids had smartphones, and
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What are Snapchat’s Spectacles? “Spectacles are sunglasses that capture your world, the way you see it. Just press, then play.” www.spectacles.com This is the homepage description of Snapchat’s SPECTACLES, which are sunglasses that link to your Snapchat account to direct upload the moments you record while
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With Your Help, Snapchat and Cosmo Listened – Cosmo After Dark is Gone! You read that correctly, friends. Cosmopolitan sent us a response to our original Tweet around noon on May 24 confirming the following about the After Dark channel that launched on May 18: “Cosmopolitan
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**UPDATE: We have exciting news! Cosmo has told us they are discontinuing After Dark! Read the full story here. [Warning – this blog post is R-rated but it’s necessary. The Discover section of Snapchat is easily accessible by kids with a new channel: Cosmo After Dark.
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Is Internet Addiction Real? The May 2013 Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) was the first to include Internet gaming disorder in its research appendix . This means that it is not an “official” disorder in the DSM, but one on which the American Psychiatric Association requests
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My Child is Caught up in Pornography – Help! If your child is caught up in viewing online pornography, we’ve found these steps to be helpful. We’ve tried to place them in some semblance of a sequence, but we also realize that in these situations, it’s
My Kid is Caught up in Porn or Sexting. Now What? Read More