by Emma | Feb 20, 2018 | Blog, Cyberbullying, Digital Citizenship, Mental Health, Online Dangers, Parenting, Parents, Social Media
Between 2010 and 2015, teen depression and suicide rates climbed 31%. Recent research points in one direction: avid Internet use. New Media Clinical Psychological Science recently published a paper linking teen mental illness and new media, a term including...
by Emma | Feb 15, 2018 | Blog, Mental Health, Parenting, Parents
One in three teens are likely to experiment with drugs and alcohol. According to a 2017 National Institute of Health (NIH) survey, 37.1% of high school seniors used marijuana. Additionally, 13.3% of seniors used other illicit drugs as well. Although it can just be a...
by Emma | Feb 8, 2018 | Blog, Digital Citizenship, Digital Safety, Educational Technology, Online etiquette, Parenting, Parents, Teaching Topics
When children start school, they gain new friends, experiences and role models. For parents, this can be a difficult time. Letting their child go under the supervision of another adult is challenging and often nerve-wracking. This can even cause a power struggle...
by Emma | Feb 1, 2018 | Administrators, Blog, Cyberbullying, Online Dangers, Parenting, Parents, School Violence
Five days a week, parents wake their children, get them dressed, and feed them breakfast. Then, they send their children off to spend the day with hundreds of strangers in an unfamiliar environment. Millions of parents practice this ritual, but it doesn’t make it any...
by Emma | Jan 25, 2018 | Blog, Cyberbullying, Digital Citizenship, Digital Safety, Online Dangers, Parenting, Parents, Social Media
As more children and teens use technology, cyberbullying becomes more of an urgent issue. Children believe they are safe behind a screen. Often, the anonymity of social media platforms makes them think they can say or post whatever they wish without any consequences....
