Protect Yourself from Online Trolling Behavior

Protect Yourself from Online Trolling Behavior

If a post goes viral, even within a circle of friends, we are more at risk of being a target for online trolling behaviors. The APA (American Psychological Association) recommends 5 approaches to prevent being targeted and to take action if it happens: Consider the...
Group Text Best Practices and Etiquette

Group Text Best Practices and Etiquette

By Kerry Gallagher Between family group texts, the group texts for sports teams we’re involved with, group texts with old friends from summer camp… you get the idea. Group texts can be huge, busy, and hard to keep up with. They are often the place where social drama...
An Update on Social Media, Capitol Hill, and Proposed Legislation

An Update on Social Media, Capitol Hill, and Proposed Legislation

By Kerry Gallagher You may have heard about recent hearings and testimony led by the Senate Judiciary Committee. The CEOs of major social media platforms have been asked to collaborate with lawmakers and support some proposed legislation. Here are some excerpts from...
Safer Internet Day & Smart Digital Parenting

Safer Internet Day & Smart Digital Parenting

By Kerry Gallagher This week marks Safer Internet Day. Tuesday, February 6, was a date recognized internationally for educators and parents to pause and work with their children toward being safer online. This year, ConnectSafely, the U.S. host of Safer Internet Day,...
Impact of Video Games on Adolescent Development

Impact of Video Games on Adolescent Development

By Kerry Gallagher Listen to an NPR journalist and mom of two boys talk about her experience parenting her kids through their love of video games. She talks to experts like clinical psychologist Kelli Dunlap and Michael Rich, who directs the Center on Media and Child...