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Setting Up Roblox Safely for Kids
By Anonymous High School Student What is Roblox? As a parent, I’m sure your kids move in and out of many phases and enjoy playing a variety of different games that they probably love to talk about. Lately, some of them may have grown interested in Roblox, a game where [...]
Peer Pressure and Cyberbullying Explained for Kids
By Anonymous High School Student What is Peer Pressure? (For Kids) Peer pressure is when children are influenced to do something that they may not have normally done by a group of kids relatively close in age. They may convince them by continuously pressuring them or making them feel inferior [...]
How To Prevent Hacking by Spotting Fake Emails
According to the 2020 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), the two most frequently used methods for hacking a company and stealing their information over the past year were phishing and use of stolen credentials (think user IDs and passwords). Both methods actually go hand-in-hand. A hacker, utilizing social engineering [...]
Just Because You Can, Doesn’t Mean You Should: Think Before You Post
What do families talk about when someone begins the process of learning to drive? Well, they probably talk about safety; it’s important to know the rules of the road, and to remember how serious it is to be operating this new machinery. Not to mention, just because you can take the car [...]
Why are screens so addictive?
By Anonymous High School Student Screens are some of the most addictive products on the market, sharing the top of charts with nicotine and morphine. But what makes them so addictive? Why do we have to force ourselves to put our phones down, and why do we pick them back [...]
Ask Savvy Cyber Kids: Is All Screen Time The Same?
Dear Savvy Cyber Kids, Between remote learning, gaming, social media, and communicating with friends, I feel like my kids are spending all of their time in front of a screen. I have heard that too much screentime is bad for my kids. Is all screen time the same? Thank you [...]
Congratulations to our Winter 2020 Raffle Winner!
Congratulations to Tom P. (ticket number W179)! Thank you all for supporting Savvy Cyber Kids! Our mission is to enable youth, families and school communities to be empowered by technology, recognizes that children are “Digital Naives” who, without intervention, completely lack understanding of the implications of their digital actions. Savvy [...]
How To Keep Kids Safe While Remote Learning
By Jodi Daniels The 2020-2021 school year: it’s been a hot topic since last spring. What would the state of the pandemic be? How would schools ensure student safety? Would they be able to fix the problems with remote learning that everyone experienced in March, April, and May? The answer: [...]
Cybersecurity Made Simple for Kids
By Rhys Jordan Cybersecurity sounds like a big, intimidating word, especially for children who are hearing the term for the first time. But regardless of their age, it’s a topic that they need to understand for their safety. In fact, the World Economic Forum warns that children are the favorite target [...]
How to Prevent Social Engineering
For many of us, social media is just that: social. Humans are inherently social; we are built to engage with one another. Our kids are no different, making them especially drawn to this element of being online, and it makes sense – the Internet is the easiest and fastest way [...]
Support Savvy Cyber Kids and Get a Chance to Win a Tesla!
Fundraising has always been a challenge for non-profit organizations, especially small 501(c)(3) non-profits like Savvy Cyber Kids. Add the events of 2020 on top of everything else and we needed a new way to fundraise that will help us to continue to develop new and updated learning materials for parents [...]
What’s Appropriate for Kids on Disney+?
Disney has a well-deserved kid-friendly reputation, that doesn’t mean everything on Disney+, their streaming service, is appropriate for your whole family. While there’s no R-rated material on the platform, you should still understand the different sections of the streaming service and what’s offered so you can make the right decision [...]