Social Media — Popular Guides
Parent and Guardian Guide to Meta Horizon Worlds
Meta Horizon Worlds is now open to teens ages 13 to 17. Here’s what parents and teens need to know about navigating the social VR app safely.
Parent’s Quick-Guide to Instagram
The main things parents worry about are typical of all social media: mean behavior among peers, encountering — or creating — inappropriate or dangerous content, and overuse.
Family Guide to Parental Controls
What are parental controls and what do they do? Should I tell my kids?
Parent’s Guide to Discord
What you need to know about the popular messaging app, which just launched parent supervision tools.
Parent’s Guide to TikTok
TikTok tips for parents, plus advice for talking with teens about healthy social media use.
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Parent’s Guide to Teen Sextortion Scams
The FBI has reported a “huge increase” in sextortion scams targeting teens.
Time to Think about Back-to-School Devices and Policies
Even though it’s only early August, many families are on the verge of sending their kids back to school.
Parent’s Guide to ZEPETO
Parents who understand how ZEPETO works, and why their teen likes it, can better guide their teens in using it safely.
Ask Trish: Stressing About Social Media
I’m always so stressed about social media, like who’s viewing my stories, how my pictures look, and if I “measure up” to everyone else. How do I let go?
Being Courteous in Your Use of Technology
Tech is all around us, which is mostly good, but it can also lead to some not-so-good social interactions.
Parent’s Guide to Twitch
You may not have heard of Twitch but your teen probably has. Here’s what you need to know about the popular live-streaming platform and how you can help your teen use it safely.
Ask Trish: What is X?
So Twitter is now X? What does that actually mean? What’s going on?
Anxiety, Social Media, and the News
“The more we seek certainty over what will happen in the future, the more anxious we will feel.”
Meta’s Threads Offers a Kinder, Gentler Experience than the New Twitter
Meta’s new Threads service is the second biggest challenge to Twitter.
Parent and Guardian Guide to Meta Horizon Worlds
Meta Horizon Worlds is now open to teens ages 13 to 17. Here’s what parents and teens need to know about navigating the social VR app safely.
Parent’s Guide to Discord
What you need to know about the popular messaging app, which just launched parent supervision tools.
Parent’s Guide to TikTok
TikTok tips for parents, plus advice for talking with teens about healthy social media use.
Parent’s Quick-Guide to Instagram
The main things parents worry about are typical of all social media: mean behavior among peers, encountering — or creating — inappropriate or dangerous content, and overuse.
Family Guide to Parental Controls
What are parental controls and what do they do? Should I tell my kids?
More Recommendations
Parent’s Guide to Teen Sextortion Scams
The FBI has reported a “huge increase” in sextortion scams targeting teens.
Time to Think about Back-to-School Devices and Policies
Even though it’s only early August, many families are on the verge of sending their kids back to school.
Parent’s Guide to ZEPETO
Parents who understand how ZEPETO works, and why their teen likes it, can better guide their teens in using it safely.
Ask Trish: Stressing About Social Media
I’m always so stressed about social media, like who’s viewing my stories, how my pictures look, and if I “measure up” to everyone else. How do I let go?
Being Courteous in Your Use of Technology
Tech is all around us, which is mostly good, but it can also lead to some not-so-good social interactions.
Parent’s Guide to Twitch
You may not have heard of Twitch but your teen probably has. Here’s what you need to know about the popular live-streaming platform and how you can help your teen use it safely.
Ask Trish: What is X?
So Twitter is now X? What does that actually mean? What’s going on?
Anxiety, Social Media, and the News
“The more we seek certainty over what will happen in the future, the more anxious we will feel.”
Meta’s Threads Offers a Kinder, Gentler Experience than the New Twitter
Meta’s new Threads service is the second biggest challenge to Twitter.