Teenager Safety 
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It’s almost impossible these days to find a teen who isn’t tethered to his or her mobile device. Peas and carrots. Milk and cookies. Now, it’s teens and texting! To add more proof of this trend, this week Online Schools published an informative new infographic highlighting the incredible frequency with which today’s teens text. According [...]
Full Story»Protect Your Child’s Photos from Facebook’s Facial Recognition Feature
Facebook just launched an automatic facial recognition feature that makes photo tagging easier, but could also put your child’s photos at risk of being automatically tagged, exposing their privacy. Facebook’s tagging feature allows your child’s friends to tag pictures that your child appears in, and identifies your child automatically by suggesting to their friends that [...]
Why Parents and Teens Must Watch Trust_ the Movie
Ask any parent of a teenage girl what their worst nightmare is, and it’s likely you’ll come up with something similar to the script for the new movie ‘Trust’. Directed by David Schwimmer (formerly “Ross” from Friends), ‘Trust’ touches on the very serious topic of responsible use of social networks by children and how ‘disconnected’ [...]
Giving Kids a Smartphone Requires Smart Parenting
As this ‘Mobile Year in Review’ video from Mobile Future explains, mobile use is growing and is becoming the device of choice for youth to connect to the Web and to each other. What’s a Smartphone? What Parents Need to Know Parents – if you’ve been thinking about getting your teen a smartphone this holiday [...]
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- Cyberbullying: A Pocket Guide for Parents of Bullied Kids
- For Parents: Did You Know That Your Child Has A Digital Dossier?
