FACT: Our kids are susceptible to being victims of sextortion. This dangerous crime happens when young people accept requests to send revealing pictures or videos; then they are bribed because of the pictures/videos. Kids get to know criminals over time, believing that they are communicating with someone their own [...]
The digital playground is not safe, and our kids need to understand the very real dangers targeting their wellbeing and futures. Sextortion predators are very convincing; they use real, and fake, profiles to build relationships with kids online and then they convince them to send an intimate photo, which [...]
By: Jacob Aldrich The Super Bowl brings action and excitement into our homes, millions of eyes glued to the big screen. But some of those eyes were also fixed on the game for other reasons: online sports gambling. This is a phenomenon that has been growing in popularity since [...]
By Aviv Newman In his book The Anxious Generation, psychologist Jonathan Haidt summarizes his conversations with parents about their children’s technology use, noting that a common theme among them is “constant conflict.” If you’re a parent, I’m sure what he has to say sounds familiar: “Parents try to lay down [...]
By Aviv Newman If you’ve watched your child scroll through an endless waterfall of photos and videos on social media, then you know sites like Instagram provide an addicting experience to teenagers. In a recent New York Times article, “How Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Failed Children on Safety, States Say,” [...]
By Jasmine London-Thomas In the past three years, children have become more accustomed to unlimited screen time. In school, what happens to kids who have unlimited screen time? This can lead to a decrease in academic performance. It also increases the risk of childhood obesity, due to sedentary lifestyles. [...]
By Jacob Aldrich If you have been on the internet for the past couple of months, you might have heard of some people named IShowSpeed or Kai Cenat. These are some of the top streamers in the world and have a very popular audience with the 10- to 20-year-old [...]
The kids are not alright, they are dying! According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), overdose deaths among young people has increased dramatically. Among young people 14–18 years, overdose deaths increased 94% from 2019 to 2020 and 20% from 2020 to 2021. At a time when [...]
By Jasmine London-Thomas The year was 2008, I was 12 years old, and social media was booming. My friends and I were on instant messaging sites such as AIM, Meebo, etc. Some people we met on these social media sites were around our age group, while others were not. [...]
By: Jacob Aldrich Internet culture is becoming more of a mainstay in classrooms, homes, and everyday business and activities. But as we slowly become more involved in different aspects of the internet, it might seem that as individuals we are moving further apart in what interests their parents. While [...]
