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The TextNow app turns any wifi connected device into a phone with its own phone number, even if the device doesn’t have a phone plan. There are several reports of predators using the app to target victims, so we created this parent guide to help you keep your kids safe.

Everything you do on lives on in the public sphere, from your on , to pictures you are tagged in on Instagram. College admissions officers and future employers will search for you on and there are reports of students being kick out of school and fired for social media.

Cyberbullying has become such a major issue that platforms like Instagram are releasing features to help reduce bullying. With recent statistics showing that only 20-30% of students tell an adult when they’re being bullied, it is important than ever for parents to teach them how to handle cyberbullying.

Blain Watson is the Principal at Manuel E. Dominguez High School in the Compton Unified School District. Josh Ochs caught up with him to learn about how he turned his school around in less than two years while setting leadership goals.

David Kaufmann is a teacher and father. He s what he learned when he went 8 days without social media. Learn what he missed, why he went back, what he liked, and what he’s going to do differently moving forward.

As parents, it’s not easy to give kids the support they need while also keeping them safe. Relying on these tips and resources will help you protect your kids in the digital age and make parenting in a tech world much less daunting.

When parents know which apps have had issues, what hashtags are red flags to lo out for, and how to have an open discussion with their kids about drugs on social media, they are better equipped to keep their children safe.

RSPH and the Young Health Movement (YHM) have published a new report, #StatusOfMind, examining the positive and negative effects of social media on young people’s health. Learn how social media can negatively effect children’s ability to sleep, trigger anxiety, increase body image issues, and what you can do to help.

When parents set a positive example of social media behaviors, have open discussions about the unrealistic standards it can promote, and help them honor their accomplishments with gratitude, they help their children avoid the negative effects of social media on mental health.

As parents and educators, we know that screen time can be a double edge sword. So, how can we teach students to use screen time productively way while setting limits on screen time that has no value? In this blog post, experts their best tips.

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.