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3 Instagram Risks To Children
Instagram is popular. In fact, there are over 1 billion active members in 2021. Now, while the average age-range of those users is 25-34, Instagram’s terms of use allow anyone over 13 to have an account. However in our view, just because it may be allowed, doesn’t mean that it is necessarily a good idea!
Coming Soon - Online Safety & Wellbeing Master Class
Launching in 2024, we are super excited to announce our Online Safety & Wellbeing Master Class. This video-based course will teach you everything you need to know for keeping your Family safe, online & on social media.
Snapchat Dangers: Is It Safe For My Child?
If you’re here, it’s no doubt because your child has found their way onto Snapchat — the popular iOS and Android app developed by Evan Spiegel and other founders back in 2009. Now, let us be the first to tell you: as a parent, whatever concerns you may have about Snapchat aren’t unwarranted. For, like with all social media types, be it Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram, Snapchat can be a huge problem for young kids.
3 safe(r) messaging apps for kids
Last week we looked at 3 of the top risky texting and multi media messaging apps kids and teens use at the moment and why we strongly recommend avoiding them. This week, we want to give you some potential alternatives that are safer. When I say safer of course that doesn’t mean risk-free. Simply safer, with less risky features.
The social apps teenagers are using — and keeping him or her safe online
Keeping up with the social messaging apps used by today's teenagers can feel overwhelming.
Study: Biggest modern parenting challenge is monitoring child's online activity
A University of Michigan study found that most parents would agree monitoring what their child is doing online is one of the biggest modern parenting challenges.
Surprising ways teens are getting around their parents online
More than half of American parents check their teen's online activity, according to a report by Pew Research Center.
The conversation we are Not having about online sexual abuse
Today, on Safer Internet Day, yet another case of online sexual grooming makes it into the headline news. A boy, age 8 is targeted through online gaming by a depraved sexual predator posing as a young girl and lured into sharing naked images via Snapchat.