Snapchat Launches Family Center
The new tool allows teens to opt-in so that their parents have insight into how they’re using the popular platform.
Guide to Teen Sextortion Scams
The FBI has reported a “huge increase” in sextortion scams targeting teens, especially boys 14 to 17. Here’s what you need to know to protect yourself or your teen, and what to do if you’re a victim.
Ask Trish: Cyberbullying Myths
Ask Trish: All About Algorithms
Free Up Storage, Save Money with Gmail, Google Photos
Ask Trish: Sextortion Facts
Parent’s Guide to Discord
If you’ve got a teen in your house, there’s a good chance you have Discord. We don’t mean bickering—we’re talking Discord with a capital D, the chat app that’s especially popular with teens.
Parent’s & Educator’s Guide to Media Literacy & False Information
We hear a lot about misinformation, disinformation and “fake news,” but whatever you call it, it’s a symptom of much larger problems, including the lack of media literacy.
Parent’s Guide to Roblox
If your kids love to play online games, one of the names you may be hearing about a lot lately is Roblox. Here’s what you need to know.
Safe computing includes minding your ergonomics
Don’t let stalkers or abusers and creeps track your phone’s location
For our kids & ourselves: Presence in a digital age
Privacy and security tips for newly-minted college students
Advice for reducing risk when using mobile phones
Examples of Research-Based Safety Advice
Video & Podcast: Rosalind Wiseman – NY Times Best-Selling Author & Founder of Cultures of Dignity
Video & Podcast: Jacqueline Beauchere, Microsoft’s Global Safety Advocate
Video + Podcast: Mindy Brooks, Director of User Experience for Google Play and Google’s Kids and Family Initiative
Internet Ethics Amid Covid-19
How Schools and Parents Can Promote Media Literacy
Why Teens Love TikTok
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