Quick Guide to Teen Sexting for Parents & Teens

PDF for Printing What is sexting? “Sexting” usually refers to the sharing of nude or seminude and sexually provocative photos via mobile phones, but it can happen on other devices and the web. First of all, research shows most teens don’t “sext.”  And most of...

Device and App Controls

Amazon Kids+ Parent Dashboard Amazon Kids+ Parental Controls (Fire tablets and other Amazon devices) Amazon Prime Video Apple TV+ Apple: Parental controls for iOS (iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch) Apple: Screen Time on Mac Disney+ Google Family Link (Free for Android...

Refining Google search with operators

Refining your search When you do a Google search you get results from all  types of domains including .com, .org, .gov and .edu. Often that works out well since Google does a pretty good job of showing you what it considers relevant results, but sometimes you might...

General Safety Advice

Use the privacy and safety tools available within each app you use and check them regularly. Here’s a link to ConnectSafely’s guides and quick-guides for the most popular apps. Avoid sharing personal information, including address, phone number, email...
Ask Trish: Things You Could Do Instead of TikTok Today

Ask Trish: Things You Could Do Instead of TikTok Today

By Trisha Prabhu Hey Trish, What do u do instead of spending time on ur phone? Hi there, and thank you so much for asking this great and super #relatable question! After all, we’ve all had that moment where – possibly after spending way too much time on a phone or...

Encryption

What is encryption and why is it controversial Many of today’s messaging apps, are encrypted, which means that no one, other than the intended person, can view your messages. Even the company behind the app can’t access your messages, so they can’t turn them...