Where do kids look when snooping for Christmas gifts? The closet? The attic? The basement? Nope. Today, kids are taking to the internet to find out what they are getting for Christmas. The new ‘thing’ among kids is to go through their parents’ email searching for receipts and shipping confirmation emails from places like Amazon. […]
As part of the Cyber Safety Consulting mission, we want to bring you as much current information as possible. To that end, we have pulled together a compilation of news articles over the past month. One may catch your interest, two, or maybe all of them. Take a look and we hope this helps! For […]
What was the hottest gift this year on tweens and teens holiday wish list? As usual, technology related gifts were high in demand and many of my children’s friends asked for and received the Oculus Quest 2 Virtual Reality Headset. As a mother of three boys (ages 8-13), I sought more information on this new […]
TikTok, have you heard of it? Without question, this was the top-ranking app in 2020, with good reason. According to Forbes, the social media platform, used for creating, sharing and viewing short videos, had 850 million downloads in 2020. As the pandemic set in and lockdowns were put in place, TikTok grew exponentially in popularity. […]
This past week I had the privilege of spending three days in a school, working face to face with students from 4th through 8th grade. Although I have been working with students all fall via Zoom, there is something special about being in the classroom with them. The conversation is naturally more interactive. One question […]
Did you know that drug dealers are wheeling and dealing with kids on Snapchat? And the drugs they are pedaling across your middle and high schooler’s favorite app are often laced with fentanyl, resulting in overdoses. While very scary, I wondered if my own high school junior knew about this trend on Snapchat. I asked […]
The events of Wednesday, January 6th will not soon be forgotten regardless of your political preferences and beliefs. These events continue to dominate the news cycle in various forms, and so we continue to relive the events repeatedly. News stories, op-eds, video footage, and even various memes can be found everywhere on the Internet. As […]
This is the first in a multi-part series that will look at various parental monitoring options for children’s devices. Welcome to 2021! As the holiday chaos settles, and we start to work our way back to normal (not even sure what that word even means anymore), the new year marks the mental and physical […]
If you are anything like me, you haven’t even put your Halloween decorations away, but yet, here you may be (queue up the “All I Want For Christmas” music) starting to hear the never ending Santa requests. Is your child begging for his first phone? Maybe a new gaming system? Or is it an upgrade […]
Hopefully, you are putting the finishing touches on your holiday gifts and are ready to enjoy the beauty of the season. Maybe you are anticipating the squeal of your daughter’s joy as she opens up the gadget that has been on the top of her list for months! Maybe you are anticipating the days of […]