By Casey Barkan Toy Story 5 just released in theaters last week, and has already broken records. The film debuted with $160 million in domestic ticket sales, according to Pixar Studios. This set the record for the Toy Story franchise and also set the record for the biggest opening [...]
By Ori Blank Have you ever stopped to think about what games you played as a child, or what games were popular at the time? Whether it was jumping across floating bricks to rescue a princess, racing cars around colorful tracks, or fighting enemies in a virtual world, video [...]
By Ori Blank Imagine getting a text notification from an unidentified phone number claiming to be your bank, saying that your account has been locked. The message seems legitimate, contains the bank’s logo, and asks you to click a link to verify your identity. Concerned, you click on the [...]
By Paola Mendiola Efigenio Before creating your new online account, you are asked to enter your age. Eliana, age 8, learned from her classmate that changing the year she was born to make her 13 would allow her to create an account. With the click of a button, her [...]
By JoAnna Molina, PhD Big Takeaways Teens often show mood changes online before they talk about them Posting, deleting posts, gaming patterns, and late-night scrolling can offer important insights into a teen’s mental health Not every change is a problem, but persistent changes can serve as red flags Noticing, [...]
By Jennifer Dylan Black-and-white thinking is when your thought patterns assign people, things, and actions into one of two categories – ‘good’ or ‘bad’. Sometimes it’s comforting to organize the world into dichotomous categories like this—it gives us the confidence to have a POV, take a stand, or decide [...]
By Jennifer Dylan The technology wellness movement is coming to make you tech healthy—and the messaging just might work on your teen! If you and your child are struggling with technology and a happy home life, it may be time for a wellness reset! A reset in the wellness [...]
By Susanne Gurman Halloween may come just once a year, but in the digital world, costumes are worn every day. We adults see this firsthand. Many of the world’s most significant data breaches start the same way: someone pretending to be someone else. A cybercriminal crafts a convincing story, sends [...]
By Jennifer Dylan As parents, we can teach our kids valuable life lessons, but the constant stream of apps, games, and social media has changed what "parental control" really means. Kids now spend time in digital spaces where we aren’t always there to guide them. Yet when it comes [...]
If you are asking yourself, HOW can I protect my children or my students from the risks of AI, good! Savvy Cyber Kids wants you to be involved in your children’s lives, but especially how they use technology as their brains develop. Did you know there is a booming, [...]
