by admin | Feb 27, 2019 | online safety, Recommended Apps
The number one question parents ask me is “What tools should I use to keep my child safe online?” First, use this free app called Bark-o-matic. It will ask specific questions about your kids’ technology use, then give customized recommendations for...
by admin | Feb 15, 2019 | online safety, parenting
Typically, I get asked about a burner phone indirectly. A parent finds a phone they don’t recognize and gets curious about whose it is. Or a parent sees a new phone on the home wi-fi network and starts asking questions. Burner phones are inexpensive pre-paid...
by admin | Feb 11, 2019 | online safety, parenting
Most of us are addicted to technology. This isn’t news. All you have to do is look around. How about those parents standing around the park, pushing their kids on the swings while texting? Or the family at Red Robin with each person on a device, no one speaking...
by admin | Feb 9, 2019 | online safety
Dear Parents, do you ever have thoughts like this? I wish my kid would just put down their &%$$ phone and have a real conversation with me. My child should be nicer to me. Why do I have to do everything for my child? They never appreciate me. Yea, me too. When I...
by admin | Feb 8, 2019 | online safety, parenting
You don’t want to be that parent. You know… “Helicopter Henrietta”? That parent that seems to think their child is the only special child who needs to be hovered over and protected? And yet, you NEED to to ask tough questions before dropping...
by admin | Feb 8, 2019 | online safety
Have you ever wondered how we got to this place, where the internet is filled with porn, cyberbullying, predators and doctored photos? Well, the short answer is, the internet wasn’t invented for safety. The internet was invented to share scientific research and...
