Wellness & Safety — News & Popular Guides
Configuring your Phone to Enhance Well-Being
iPhone and Android phones have tools to help manage well-being.
Quick Guide to Online Safety for Seniors
A 2018 Pew Research Center survey found that 66% of Americans over 65 were internet users. That number is getting bigger all the time, especially since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Parent’s Guide to Cyberbullying
Work with your child to find solutions, ensuring they regain dignity and resilience.
Ask Trish: Setting a Secure Password
I’m wondering how do u set the best password? Like what to keep in mind?”
Podcast: Youth Mental Health in the Age of Cancel Culture and Online Conflict
In this episode, we shift our focus to young adults and college student with Jessie Quintero Johnson, an associate professor at Emerson College.
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Ask Trish: U.S. Surgeon General’s Social Media Advisory
What you should know about this week’s report on social media and youth from the U.S. Surgeon General and why it’s a big deal.
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?
What is Catfishing and Why It’s Dangerous
Catfishing can result in disappointment and broken hearts, but — as in the case in Riverside — it can also end in tragedy.
Online Risks and Links to Resources on How to Manage Them
Introduction Almost all good things have some risks Using any device that’s connected to the internet comes...
Ask Trish: Fun and Safe Live Streaming
Trish, how can I have a fun and safe livestream on Insta or YouTube?
Meta Opens Horizon Worlds Metaverse App to Teens
A Meta exec explains social VR app Horizon Worlds and how teens and everyone can use it safely.
Google Doubles Down on Sleep Sensing
I have to admit, I’m a bit obsessive when it comes to sleep technology.
Tech Checklist to Prepare for Disasters and Power Failures
Whether it’s earthquakes, tornadoes, impending fires or even massive hack attacks, it’s important to make sure that your tech is ready and able to operate even in the event of a power failure.
Ask Trish: Telling a Parent You’re Being Cyberbullied
Research finds that just 10% of young targets choose to report their harassment to an adult, including a parent. Let’s change that.
Overcoming FOMO
How to overcome FOMO — or “fear of missing out.”
Ask Trish: U.S. Surgeon General’s Social Media Advisory
What you should know about this week’s report on social media and youth from the U.S. Surgeon General and why it’s a big deal.
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?
What is Catfishing and Why It’s Dangerous
Catfishing can result in disappointment and broken hearts, but — as in the case in Riverside — it can also end in tragedy.
Online Risks and Links to Resources on How to Manage Them
Introduction Almost all good things have some risks Using any device that’s connected to the internet comes...
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Ask Trish: Spoken Cyberbullying
Someone on Google Hangouts said a bunch of mean things to me. I was so hurt. What do I do when someone actually says mean things online?
Ask Trish: Navigating Tech Post-Roe
Me – and so many other women – thinking to myself after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision: “Is tech safe anymore?”
Is There a Relationship Between Tech Use and Gun Violence?
It was bullets, not bytes — that took the lives of 10 people in Buffalo and 21 people, including 19 elementary school students, in Uvalde, Texas. Still, some are blaming video games and social media, along with mental illness.
Ask Trish: My Debut Book, ReThink the Internet
My debut book, ReThink the Internet, the world’s first-ever by-youth, for-youth guide to safely navigating the digital world, is coming out at the end of this month, on May 31st.
Digital Wellness is Emotional Wellness
Emotional wellness is an area our society is, thankfully, working to build awareness and progress. In schools it is often called “SEL” or social emotional learning and it is sometimes the focus of “self care” content in popular media.
Parent’s Guide to Teen Sextortion Scams
Huge increase in sextortion scams targeting teens, especially boys aged 14 to 17.
Quick-Guide to Virtual Kidnapping Scams
Virtual kidnappings are on the rise. How to protect yourself and your family from this terrifying scam.
Tips to Help Stop Cyberbullying
Guidance for parents and young people on cyberbullying, including advice for ending (or preventing) the cycle of...
Digital Wellness is Cognitive Wellness
We actually have the power to improve our brain’s ability to acquire, understand, and apply information. But sometimes our screen use can get in the way.