Child Health Advocates Call for Facebook to Shutter Messenger Kids App

Posted by [reposted by] Jim Liebelt · February 5, 2018 Published in , Culture, Parenting, Social Media, Technology *The following is excerpted from an online article posted on TechCrunch. A coalition of child health advocates has published an open letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg calling for the company to shutter Messenger Kids: the Snapchat-ish app … Continue reading Child Health Advocates Call for Facebook to Shutter Messenger Kids App

Control Your Phone. Don’t Let It Control You.

Tips for using your device intentionally and being a great digital role model By Sierra Filucci 2/1/2018 Topics: Cell Phone Parenting, Facebook, Instagram, and Social, Healthy Media Habits, Technology Addiction As adults we're pretty savvy when it comes to advertising and commercials. Those juicy cheeseburgers or shiny new cars look pretty appealing, sure, but we … Continue reading Control Your Phone. Don’t Let It Control You.

Online Enticement

online enticement NCMEC operates the CyberTipline, the nation’s centralized reporting system for suspected child sexual exploitation. In 2017 alone, we received more than 10.2 million reports, a number that has been growing exponentially each year. The CyberTipline uniquely positions NCMEC to spot patterns and trends in child sexual exploitation, including the“online enticement” of children. To … Continue reading Online Enticement

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5 Prayers for Your Teens

If you have a teenager, you are in a constant state of prayer. Keep them safe on the road, keep them pure on a date, keep them healthy on the field, etc.. But how can we specifically pray for todays teenager? Here are 5 specific prayers to start with. Pray that your teenager will understand … Continue reading 5 Prayers for Your Teens

Tether Yourself: The Enlightening Talk Parents Aren’t Having Can Keep Teens from a Damaging Drift

“I’ll take your hand when thunder roars And I’ll hold you close, I’ll stay the course I promise you from up above That we’ll take what comes, take what comes, love.” -Imagine Dragons, Walking the Wire We bought my daughter a smartphone when we moved to a large metropolitan area three years ago. She was participating … Continue reading Tether Yourself: The Enlightening Talk Parents Aren’t Having Can Keep Teens from a Damaging Drift