Latest Research on Cyberbullying

Latest Research on Cyberbullying

By Kerry Gallagher Pew Research Center released its latest findings on cyberbullying experiences for teens. 46% of teens have experienced one of the following bullying behaviors: Offensive name-calling Spreading of false rumors about them Receiving explicit images...
What are Your App Privacy Settings?

What are Your App Privacy Settings?

By Kerry Gallagher Chances are you have a lot of apps on your phone, and there’s a good chance that there are some you’re not using or maybe not even aware of. So, in addition to being careful before downloading new apps, now may be a good time to review the apps you...
What Parent Controls Can’t Do

What Parent Controls Can’t Do

By Kerry Gallagher Parental control tools only work on devices, networks or services where they are installed. They likely won’t work if your child logs on away from home on someone else’s device, and network-level controls may not work if a child connects via a...
How to Create Buy In for Digital Family Rules

How to Create Buy In for Digital Family Rules

By Kerry Gallagher In survey results released in March from the Digital Wellness Lab at Boston Children’s Hospital, “the adolescents surveyed stated that their parents focused less on time limits and more on restricted or blocked content and platforms. Parents also...
Screen Time & Happiness

Screen Time & Happiness

By Kerry Gallagher Soon our teens will have much more free time on their hands. How will they choose to use this time? It is likely some will turn to their screens and to social media. There is so much funny, fascinating, and engaging content to scroll through there....