Apple introduced a new feature called Screen Time which is the first effort from a major manufacturer to promote positive screen time behaviors. We created this Apple Screen Time Guide for Parents to help you learn how to use this new feature and keep your students safe on.
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Teen Social Media Statistics 2018 (What Parents Need to Know)
New social media statistics from Common Sense Media shed light on teens’ changing social media habits. It will come as no surprise to many parents that teen social media has increased dramatically. Understanding the trends of teen social media use will help your student build a positive digital foot.
What is Instagram? A Parent Guide (Video)
Due to Instagram’s popularity, we’ve updated this Instagram parent app guide to continue to help parents keep students safe. We created a parents guide for the Instagram app to help you better understand this popular app that kids are using. Listen to this episode on our podcast: What is Instagram? Instagram is a free photo-sharing […]
How to Limit Screen Time Without Conflict
We asked 5 experts to their best tips parents can use to limit screen time. Learn how you can create a daily routine for your family, how to encourage your students to earn screen time, how to mo positive behaviors, how to take a social media break, and .
Fortnite Battle Royale Parent App Guide
Fortnite is a very popular game that was released in 2017. There are 2 different versions of the game; Fortnite: Save the World and Fortnite: Battle Royale. Fortnite: Battle Royale is the version that is really popular with students. Learn how to keep your children safe if they play Fortnite.
15 Easy Tips for Using Social Media Responsibly
We asked 15 social media safety experts to their best tips for students who want to start using social media responsibly. Learn how logging time spent on social media, teaching accountability, thinking before posting, and can help students become good digital citizens.
How Parents Can Monitor Kids Online (Without Being Intrusive)
Sometimes monitoring your student on can feel like you’re being overprotective, but according to a recent statistic from GuardChild 43% of teens say they would change their on behavior if they knew that their parents were watching them. So, it’s important for parents to monitor kids on.
Digital Detox: How Parents Can Encourage a Social Media Break
Does your family need a digital detox? Do your kids always pick up their phone when they’re bored? In this episode, Josh sat down with Jill Simonian, TV Host & Entertainment Journalist turned Parenting Lifestyle Contributor, to talk about the negative impact screen time can have on students.
How Students Can Prepare for Employers to Check Their Social Media
Since employers checking social media before hiring an applicant is becoming increasingly common, a social media mistake can come back to haunt you years later when you’re filling out dozens of job applications. So, it’s important to be prepared before applying to your first job.
Tik Tok App Guide For Parents (Video)
The Tik T app is a music video social media platform that merged with Musical.ly in August 2018. All Musical.ly users are being moved to the Tik T app. Find out why this app is so popular.
Private Photo Calculator App Parent Guide (Video + Safety Tips)
The Private Photo Calculator App was extremely popular in 2016. There are now hundreds of apps that allow students to hide their inappropriate photos behind an innocent loing calculator app (or another style of app that los innocent). These apps are popular because they help a student to hide their behavior from their parents.
What Is the Marco Polo App and Is It Safe? (Podcast + Video)
The Marco Polo app is a video instant messaging app that encourages users to find their friends who already use the app by requesting access to the user’s phone contacts. Learn what you can do to keep your student safe if they have this app.
Social Media Clean Up: How to Guide for Students
Although social media allows you to connect with like-minded people from all over the world, every comment or photo you post could potentially harm your reputation later on in life. This is where a social media clean up comes in handy. In this post, 6 experts their best tips.
Discord Chat App Parent Guide (Video)
Discord is a free voice, video, and text chat app for gamers. Even though the Discord Chat app has built-in safety features, it’s important for parents to be aware that the app can still be dangerous for students. Learn how to keep your family safe on the Discord app.
How Parents Can Research Social Media Apps to Keep Their Kids Safe
Our Parent App Guides are based on real questions we get from parents and educators all over the world. Instead of keeping our research private, we our Parent App Guides with our audience to help them keep their family safe on.
How to Talk About the Dark Side of Social Media
As parents, it’s important to talk to your children about the dark side of social media before they learn about it from untrusted (or dangerous) sources. So, we asked 5 experts to ways parents can talk to their kids about the dark side of social media.
What Happens When You Take a Social Media Break (with Guest Houston Bradley)
With constant access the internet, it can be difficult to know when you’ve developed an addiction and need to take a social media break. Learn how taking a social media break can help you get into a positive mindset, be productive, and avoid comparing yourself to others on.
What Is the Momo Challenge?
Similar to the Blue Whale Challenge, the Momo Challenge is a dangerous viral social media trend with teens and tweens. The challenge encourages students to contact an unknown person called “Momo” via . Throughout the challenge, students are sent violent and graphic content and a series of dangerous tasks.
The Power of LinkedIn: Why Every High School Student Needs to be on LinkedIn (with Caroline Leach)
This week we sat down with Caro Leach who writes, researches, and speaks about why professionals need a social media strategy for their career. In this episode we discuss the power of , when students should make a profile, and how they can use to enhance their resume.
10 Examples of the Positive Impact of Social Media
We asked 10 experts to the positive impact of social media on teen and tweens. Learn how social media provides a platform for positive resume building.