Parent-led ownership is such an important idea to plant with your kids as early as possible when it comes to digital devices! ???????? Think of it this way, we don’t buy internet-ready devices for our young kids – we buy devices for US and we let […]
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Snapchat Finally Releases Parental Controls Called Family Center We’ve waited a long time for this! Since our start in 2015, Protect Young Eyes has not always been kind to Snapchat. From 5 Days of Discover (2016), to Cosmo After Dark (2018), to our Senate Judiciary Committee
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Clubhouse is a social audio app – not social media, even though it’s classified with the other, mainstream social media apps like Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Discord. The key difference between Clubhouse and other social media apps is its combination of ephemerality (nothing is recorded and the app prevents you from recording) and
I have such strong admiration for Tristan Harris and The Center for Human Technology. His Capital Hill testimonies are succinct and smart. I always feel enlightened after listening to him. I’ve used his 2017 Ted Talk after student presentations to spark dialogue and it works. Hats
The Social Dilemma: “Flawed but Essential Viewing” Read More
Parental Control Testing from Protect Young Eyes There are so many parental control software solutions on the market today, making it difficult for caring adults to pick the right one. We know this because the PYE team receives weekly emails, chats, and DMs from overwhelmed parents
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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.
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