While other kids were on their cell phones, listening to music, or otherwise engrossed in their electronics, this 7th grader wasn’t distracted and was able to react quickly. Guess why??

If you’ve decided to take tech slowly in your family, chances are your child will feel left out of social conversations happening on social media at some point.
Here’s what to do when that happens.

How can parents be the guardrails when it comes to online safety?
Set up a Family Tech Agreement- there are several meaningful benefits. It’s not just a set of screen time rules; it’s a powerful tool for building trust, structure, and healthy digital habits in your home with your kids’ participation.

What’s wrong with social media for kids?
It’s built to addict, with designs and features that can cause harm to children and teens online.

Here are some reasons to delay social media and some preventive steps for parents, like blocking your child’s downloads and setting up a Family Technology Agreement as a family.

As parents in today's digital world, one of the biggest challenges is figuring out how much screen time is appropriate for our kids. We want them to be tech-savvy but not consumed by television, tablets, and smartphones. So what's the sweet spot?

The UK is the latest country to ban smartphones at school.

Did you know there are other countries that have already banned cell phones at school?

France, Finland, China, Italy and Portugal have already decided mobile phones are disruptive and not conducive to learning at school.
Could the U.S. be next?

The American Federation of Teachers, along with other organizations, issued a report warning that tech companies should increase safety and privacy for kids using social media.

Now is a great time to ask your child’s school to change their policy on cell phones. Here is a template you can use to start a conversation on banning social media and/or cell phones at school to protect kids from the harms online during school hours.

The state of Massachusetts is talking about banning cell phones at school.

The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education has started discussing options to help kids learn at school by taking away the distraction of cell phones. And they’re funding the idea!

US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy continues his strong warnings against letting kids and young teens use social media. “We’re in the middle of a youth mental health crisis, and I’m concerned that social media is contributing to the harm that kids are experiencing,” he said.
This article will discuss what he said and add our thoughts on what’s still missing from the advisory report.

AI technology (artificial intelligence) has become the center of conversation lately, specifically tools like ChatGPT, Google’s Bard, Microsoft’s Bing and Snapchat’s AI chatbot. This article is part two in our series and identifies the harms to children and teens and how parents and educators can help.

AI technology (artificial intelligence) has become the center of conversation lately, specifically tools like ChatGPT, Google’s Bard, Microsoft’s Bing and Snapchat’s AI chatbot.
This article is part one in our series and describes ChatGPT, AI and other terms.

2023 is shaping up to be an exciting year for legislation to protect kids online. Here are the bills with bipartisan support that are gathering momentum.

Parents, don’t you want to know which social media app is safest for kids?

Parents, how do you deal with complaining kids when you try to reduce screen time?
We’ve got a list of ideas that will keep kids busy and happy without their devices while they practice healthy limits and boundaries with screens.

Lisa Honold, director of Center for Online Safety, was guest expert on keeping kids safe online on the Totally Preventable podcast with Greg Thompson and Polly Allen.

TikTok has changed settings for kids so that the default time limit on the app will be one hour. Read more about what this means and how easy it is to change back.

Let’s push the EASY button by learning from other families how they’re getting themselves and their kids off their screens and sharing ideas on what’s working for you!