Spending time gaming clearly is a passion with today’s youth. You, yourself, may have been a fan of video games when you were a kid (and maybe you still are!). But the video games you played then were different, weren’t they? It was you against the game’s world, trying to [...]
It’s a pretty well-known reality, if you show up at someone’s doorstep on Halloween, with no attempt at wearing a costume or something that revels in the spirit of the night, the homeowner is under no obligation to give you candy. The social contract of the evening is wear a [...]
Be careful out there, social media armies are ready to attack YOU if you dare to challenge their point of view. No, I’m not talking about the presidential or midterm elections. I’m talking about pop culture fans, known on the internet as ‘Stans’, who are informed and committed to their [...]
Whether you are faced with the task of doing ‘something’ about a loved one’s social media accounts after his or her death, or you are planning for what you would like to happen with your own accounts after your death, the pervasive use of social media to meticulously catalog our [...]
Even if your kids are older and have been immersed into screens, virtual worlds and all that technology has to offer for years, it’s not too late to have the “tech talk.” “Sexting has been found among children as young as 9 and 10 years old.” —Parents’ New Fear: Cyber-bullying, [...]
At Savvy Cyber Kids, we encourage parents and grandparents to get involved in their children’s and grandchildren’s digital lives. This means knowing what they are doing on their devices, on the platforms they engage on and who they are ‘playing’ with—their friends, followers and so on. In reality, it’s hard [...]
Make no mistake, making a good impression as an applicant to college or as a job seeker is not merely based on transcripts, resume, recommendations and how you present yourself in an interview. Like it or not, your ‘social media you,’ the online persona, also sometime referred to as the [...]
As reported by the Pew Research Center, smartphones are in the hands of nearly every teen in the United States; 95% of teens report they have a smartphone or access to one. Access encourages use and as a result, 45% of teens say they are online on a near-constant basis. [...]
If your child is already hooked on video games or you are planning to give video games as a present this holiday season, then you need Savvy Cyber Kids Digital Parent's Guide to Gaming. Sign up for our free resources to get this and all of our other parents guides [...]
If your child is a gamer, it’s pretty likely that you have heard of Ready Player One, either the bestselling book or the recent Steven Spielberg film. In the year 2045, reality is an ugly place. The only time teenage Wade Watts really feels alive is when he's jacked into [...]
