by Case | Oct 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
The Blue Whale Challenge is also known as F57, F-57, A Silent House, and A Sea of Whales. Created in Russia in 2013, the challenge gained widespread notoriety in 2016. Reportedly, the Blue Whale Challenge starts on social media sites. Private Facebook groups dealing...
by Case | Oct 31, 2017 | Blog
The Blue Whale Challenge is also known as F57, F-57, A Silent House, and A Sea of Whales. Created in Russia in 2013, the challenge gained widespread notoriety in 2016. Reportedly, the Blue Whale Challenge starts on social media sites. Private Facebook groups dealing...
by Case | Oct 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
Some educators, scholars and activists believe that the Internet is a tool that should be fully accessible to everyone — even grade school-age children — and that education should be uncensored. Many have fought against restrictions on net neutrality to...
by Case | Oct 26, 2017 | Blog
Some educators, scholars and activists believe that the Internet is a tool that should be fully accessible to everyone — even grade school-age children — and that education should be uncensored. Many have fought against restrictions on net neutrality to...
by Case | Oct 24, 2017 | Blog
Sarahah, a new anonymous messaging service, recently soared in popularity with teens. Originally, Sarahah was created so that workers could safely give honest feedback to employers, employees and co-workers. You sign up and send the link to your page for anyone to...
by Case | Oct 19, 2017 | Blog
Many parents know to discuss the dangers and legal implications of sexting with their children, but what happens if your child receives an unsolicited inappropriate picture? Although your child has done nothing wrong, he or she still needs to know exactly how to...
by Case | Oct 17, 2017 | Blog
Many families use streaming services so their children can watch shows and movies that may not be available with their television provider. Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Video, HBO Go and other services all offer the ability to watch shows and movies on their home television,...
by Case | Oct 11, 2017 | Blog
“Finsta,” or “fake Instagram,” accounts have become all the rage this past year. But what is a Finsta? It’s a second, private Instagram account, often owned by a teenager. Teens usually hide this second account from their parents by crafting a handle, or user name,...
by Case | Oct 5, 2017 | Blog
As a parent, you never want to think of your child being targeted by online predators. However, with the access that dangerous people have to your child’s social media accounts and other private information, you must be alert. Letting your child create a Facebook...
by Case | Sep 28, 2017 | Blog
Cyberbullying is an unfortunate but frequent occurrence. About 50% of teenagers have been victims of online harassment. About the same percentage have instigated these situations. It comes as a shock, then, that GuardChild.com finds that less than 1 in 5 incidents of...
