4 Secret Messaging Apps Parents Need to Know About

4 Secret Messaging Apps Parents Need to Know About

Communication for today’s adults, teens and kids has drastically changed from what it was a few years ago. We’ve moved from picking up the phone or meeting in person to direct messaging and video chat.  Some apps available today on smartphones even go so far as...
Immoral Texting

Immoral Texting

Today’s teens are always connected, living their lives online and in the public eye. They do not live in an age of “pick up the phone and call”, but more quickly message their friends instead of calling. Teens do not always make the wisest choices about what they are...
Should Smart Teens have Smart Phones?

Should Smart Teens have Smart Phones?

Do you have answers ready for your children as they begin to ask for a smartphone? According to Alvaro J. de Vicente, the headmaster of The Heights School in Washington DC, the main factor is not a technological question, but one of character. The real issue is...
How to Help Your Teen with Their Technology Addiction

How to Help Your Teen with Their Technology Addiction

With over 50% of teens recognizing and admitting that they feel addicted to their devices, how many parents have had the conversation about this topic with their child? How many parents must admit to a similar addiction? It’s time to set an example and establish...
When Kids Are Home From School, Pornography Searches Increase 4700%

When Kids Are Home From School, Pornography Searches Increase 4700%

In this blog post from the Net Nanny website, Annemarie Lange uses statistics to describe the magnitude of addictions among young people. Just to quote one statistic: “ONLY 3% OF TEENAGE BOYS AND 17% OF GIRLS HAVE NEVER SEEN ONLINE PORNOGRAPHY.” This article from Net...