If you’re anything like me, your concept of time has been pretty messed up by the events of the past year or so. Honestly, at any given point, I don’t know what day it is. This pretty much explains why I am baffled by the fact that it’s already summer and the theme parks here … Continue reading Avoiding Constant Screen Time This Summer
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Summer Safety in the Online World
It’s hard to believe that summer is right around the corner and for some places, it’s already here! With school out of session, screen time for tweens and teens is likely to increase as they make plans with friends and share photos from vacations. There’s a good chance that much of that time will be … Continue reading Summer Safety in the Online World
Digital Parenting: Keep Up With Social Media Trends
One of the hardest things as a social media specialist (and I can imagine as a parent) is keeping up with everything going on in the world on the internet. There are millions of apps out there and while many fall into obscurity, others rise up and seem to take over the world. For the … Continue reading Digital Parenting: Keep Up With Social Media Trends
Cyberbullying: We Still Need to Be On Alert
Truth be told, tracking down any solid numbers on cyberbullying has proven hard. I know because I have spent the better part of the night searching for them. In all of this, I have found many conflicting statistics on the subject. This is mostly because the surveys being run are among smaller, control demographics. One … Continue reading Cyberbullying: We Still Need to Be On Alert
Pokémon Go Update Encourages User Safety
Okay. I'm sure at this point people are getting sick of me talking about Pokémon Go but I honestly can't get over how much hate the app is getting. Now, I will argue that there are a number of updates I'd still like to see come to the app but if I'm being honest, they … Continue reading Pokémon Go Update Encourages User Safety
What Parents Should Know About DisneyMix
Disney has thrown their hat in the social media messaging ring. This may come as a surprise to some but Disney has been in the social media business for a while with popular platforms like Club Penguin and Marvel Kids. The app serves to be a contender with apps such as WhatsApp, Snapchat, Facebook Messenger … Continue reading What Parents Should Know About DisneyMix
Instagram Launches “Stories”: What Parents Should Know
I've found, over the past year, the best way to describe the difference between Instagram and Snapchat is by looking at how we share. For Instagram we are highlighting moments from our day or week in a one off way that sticks around forever. Snapchat allows a you to share so much more by posting … Continue reading Instagram Launches “Stories”: What Parents Should Know
What Parents Should Know About Pokémon Go
I will be the first to admit that until about a week ago, I really knew nothing about Pokémon other than the absolute basics. I never was much into the card game though I totally rocked it on my GameBoy (I might be old). Love em or hate em, those adorable little creatures are back … Continue reading What Parents Should Know About Pokémon Go
Awkward Conversations: Please Don’t Post Pictures of My Kids Online
As I mentioned in my last post, I am just months away from becoming a first-time uncle. This is an exciting time for my family as I'm sure you can imagine. We can't be more thrilled with the idea of having a baby to spoil rotten (as I am a massive Disney nerd, that kid … Continue reading Awkward Conversations: Please Don’t Post Pictures of My Kids Online
Digital Parenting 101: Preparing Your Kids For the Online World
I don't post a whole lot of personal stuff here but this news it too exciting to keep to myself: I'M GOING TO BE AN UNCLE! While this isn't exactly brand spanking new news, I'm finally allowed to talk about it. My youngest sister is expecting her first child and it's a super exciting time … Continue reading Digital Parenting 101: Preparing Your Kids For the Online World
Breaking Down Digital Walls 