Teens Stress Authenticity at First US ‘Kids Have Your Say’ Meeting

As part of the Kids Have Your Say project, coordinated globally by ConnectSafely, Insight , our U.S. partner, My Digital Tat2 convened a meeting of high school students in East Palo Alto, CA on September 19th to talk about what they want the internet to look like....
App Motivates Kids to Move

App Motivates Kids to Move

by Larry Magid A new smartphone app, Goya-Move is “designed to get children off their mobile devices and moving again.” The company says that its app allows parents to: Set a daily or hourly step goal for their children. Block specific apps that will be...

Tips for Smart Cellphone Use

Some 95% of Americans own cellphones of some kind, according to Pew Research Center – among 18- to 29-year-olds, the number is a whopping 100%. But no matter your age, there are some basic ideas for keeping mobile phone use safe and constructive: Share with...