2019 ended on a high-note for Savvy Cyber Kids as we were featured in a cover story in the Sunday, December 8, 2019 edition of the New York Times, Video Games and Online Chats Are ‘Hunting Grounds’ for Sexual Predators. It was a surreal feeling to see a story that discusses [...]
By Alice Williams Even with new social apps popping up all the time YouTube is still all the rage among youngsters. But sadly, disturbing content on YouTube is also all the rage. And while YouTube Kids is better, it still should not be used with a hands-off approach to content [...]
Twenty-five years ago, mainstream use of digital technology was not widespread. According to the Census Bureau, only 8.2 percent of U.S. homes had a personal computer in 1984, and over 99% of U.S. households had no internet access. Most Americans – about 84% -- had no cell phone. Even though [...]
Maybe this has happened to you? You visited your grandchildren and watched one of them. sitting on the couch holding a Nintendo Switch gaming controller with eyes sharply focused on the TV screen. He/she was wearing a headset with a boom microphone and talking to someone as if they were [...]
It’s only a game, what can go wrong? Actually a lot. Quite a lot. To be clear, you are not about to read a prescriptive warning to STOP your children from gaming. Savvy Cyber Kids thinks there are a lot of benefits and a lot of fun to be had [...]
Have you heard? We are living in the ‘Digital Age.’ Got grandkids? Then you are grandparenting Digital Natives, young people born into a world that is, if not defined by technology, then certainly surrounded by technology in ever-evolving ways. This means, like it or not, you are a Digital Grandparent. [...]
Sometimes you just have to meet folks where they are at. And, your grandchildren, where are they? Geography aside, they are at Instagram, among other social media platforms. That's the beauty of technology, your grandkids could be living down the street from you or a continent away, Instagram doesn’t care. [...]
No doubt about it, we are living in the Digital Age. Innovations abound all around us and keeping up with the pace of technology can be dizzying. As a senior, you may ask yourself, ‘do I really need to keep up with technology or can I rely on what I [...]
