Those tasked with stopping child predators from exploiting children are doing important but extremely painful work. According to a recent story from the Daily Oklahoman, the OSBI has seen an increase in the amount of internet crimes against children. Nick Rizzi, the Lieutenant for Internet Crimes Against Children Unit, does not mince words in his message for parents: “As parents or guardians it’s your responsibility to protect them and part of protecting them sometimes means you need to be in …
Parenting in the Digital World
I know that I’m not, but sometimes I feel like I am the lone voice out there trying to bring attention to the issue of protecting children online. In this episode of Speakeasy Security from ESET, …
Regardless of what games, apps, or social media you allow your kids/teens to have, too much of anything can have negative effects. Some of these negative effects can be depression and isolation which can have tragic …
Protecting children from online threats isn’t easy, but parents often make it more difficult that it needs to be. Implementing safe technology in your home starts with making safe technology the number one priority for all …
Dr. Jeane Twenge, Professor of Psychology and author, was a guest on a recent episode of the Laura Ingraham Podcast. She shared good information about the effects that social media and phones have on our kids. …
I recently had the privilege of joining licensed therapists, Joshua Nichols and Carrie Kyger for an episode of RecoveryTV, their YouTube channel. We discussed the difficulty of parenting in today’s culture and what concerned parents need to …
With all of the discussion of sexual abuse going on this week surrounding the supreme court nomination, it seemed like a good week to post about the topic as it relates to protecting children online. Sadly, …
The article linked below from Real Simple online, shares the tragic stories from several families. The stories differ in the details, but there is a common factor, technology. These stories reveal the difficulties parents face and …
When one of my sons was 5 years old he was diagnosed with a neurological issue that was causing issues with his spine. God was gracious to us, and after two successful surgeries the problem was …
Christian and non-Christian parents alike want to protect their children from dangerous content and online threats. But, my Christian world view influences my work here. We are accountable to God for how we raise our children. …
It may be due to shareholder open letters, consumer demand or both but Apple appears to be making family friendly efforts and hinting that they will be providing more robust features in their parental control options. Hopefully we …