The digital world is full of entertainment, social opportunities, and educational content. Unfortunately, it also contains dangers ranging from cyber bullies to predators and stalkers. Today’s parents must walk a fine line, allowing their children access to the good things that the internet has to offer while protecting them from the bad. Luckily, monitoring software can help you keep tabs on your child and give them guidance when it’s needed. However, your child may not […]
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Every parent wants to protect their child from bullying, and today’s parents know that they have a new front to worry about. Bullying isn’t confined to the lunchroom or playground at school anymore – the internet has brought cyberbullying to anywhere your child happens to be, even their own home. Unfortunately, parents don’t always have all the facts that they need about cyberbullying to help keep their children safe. Take a look at some statistics […]
Keeping up with the current technology can sometimes feel like a futile effort. New apps, sites, and upgrades come out before you’ve even had a chance to get used to the old ones. But if you have kids, you have to do your best to stay on top of what’s happening in the cyber world, because there’s a good chance that your child is spending a lot of time there. Parental monitoring software can help […]
You’ve heard of Snapchat, but what do you know about Snap Maps? This new Snapchat feature has many users concerned for safety reasons. Parents of teenagers or children using Snapchat should be concerned as well. Here are some of the things you should know about Snap Maps. What Is It? Snap Maps is a feature that lets users see the location of other users on Snapchat. The tool is very specific, allowing users to pinpoint […]
Parents often worry about keeping their children safe from predators in the real world, but the fact is that there are plenty of online predators as well. In some ways, it’s easier for an online stalker to find and harass people than it is for an offline stalker. And of course, online stalking can easily become offline stalking under the right circumstances, which can be dangerous. Here’s what you should know about the possibility of […]
If you have children or teenagers, you need to know about parental monitoring software. Monitoring your children’s internet use is an important part of keeping them safe, but it’s a big job, and parents may not be able to handle it alone. Parental monitoring software can be an important tool in your toolbox when it comes to understanding your child’s internet use and heading off potential problems before they become serious. Here are a few […]
It’s easy to think of your child’s internet use as a solo activity, but of course, it isn’t. Much of what children and teens do on the web is very socially oriented. They join social media sites, send messages, photos, and videos to friends, and play games with and against other people. The digital community is made up of real people, and you want your child to be a responsible member of that community, for […]
If most of your child’s friends were gathering at a new park, store, or coffee shop, you’d probably want to know something about the type of place it was and the people who were hanging out there. But more and more, the new gathering places for teens aren’t physical places at all, but social messaging apps that they can access through their phones and other mobile devices. It’s important for watchful parents to be as […]
No parent wants to see their child harassed or bullied. Bullying at school has been an issue for years, but today’s teens face new challenges as the current technology allows bullies to follow their victims even into the places that should be safest – their own homes. As a parent, how do you handle this kind of attack on your child? Here are some of the steps you should take when you find out bullies […]
The question for parents used to be, “do you know where your children are?” In recent years, it’s become much easier to find out where your children are – cell phones, video chatting, and GPS devices have simplified the process of locating your kids. You may even have noticed that they aren’t out of the house as much as you were at their ages. They don’t necessarily need to be – they have their friends […]
There are lots of things to worry about when it comes to your teen’s internet use – everything from Internet addiction to cyber bullies. But there’s probably nothing scarier than the worry about online predators – faceless, anonymous strangers that are looking for any information they can use to exploit your child. It’s easy to feel helpless against that kind of threat. After all, you don’t know who these predators are or where they are, […]
At one time, not that many years ago, it was an exciting luxury for a teen to have an ordinary home phone extension in their room. Now, many teens go to sleep with their own personal smartphone on the nightstand right next to their beds. But is that really a good idea? Parents used to worry that a child with a home phone extension in their room would stay up too late at night chatting […]
With so many different social networking sites available to children and teens, you may not be familiar with Ask.fm. Ask.fm is a question-and-answer app that is extremely popular with children and teens, and there are some disturbing reports surrounding it. Due to its wide popularity and potential for misuse, Ask.fm is one site that every parent of a child who is online should know about. Here are the things that you need to know about […]
Conversations about sex between teens and parents have always been awkward, but necessary. Thanks to new technology, there’s now new ground that those conversations have to cover. Sexting is a surprisingly common activity among teens, and there have been cases where suggestive pictures of teens have gone viral. There have also been cases of teens that committed suicide over sexts that went public. It’s a serious issue, and it’s important for parents to talk to […]
The Home Educators Resource Directory community helps home educators navigate their learning journey. Recently, we sat down with Mindy Lively, the owner and editor of the directory, to learn more about the state of homeschooling today as well as how homeschooling parents teach, socialize, and protect their kids. Tell us a bit about your background in homeschooling. Why did you decide to start a blog about this topic? I am a homeschool parent of two […]