Wellness & Safety — News & Popular Guides
Data Brokers Are Selling Your Info, But You Can Fight Back
You may not be able to achieve total digital invisibility, but you don’t have to leave the front door wide open.
Back to School Tech, Study & Safety Tips
From AI to phone rules, practical back-to-school tips for safe, responsible, and focused technology use.
Parent’s Guide to Cyberbullying
Work with your child to find solutions, ensuring they regain dignity and build resilience.
Parent’s Guide to Uber Teen Accounts
What families need to know about account safety features and parental controls — and how to talk with teens about them.
You or Your Kids Got Tech for the Holidays. Now What?
If kids in your family got phones, tablets, PCs, game consoles or any other devices that connect to the internet, now is a good time to have “that talk.”
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Internet Governance Forum Focuses on Protecting Kids
While it doesn’t pass resolutions or make binding decisions, the IGF serves as a space for dialogue and collaboration.
Supreme Court Allows States to Require Age Verification for Porn Sites
By a 6-3 vote along ideological lines, the United States Supreme Court voted to uphold a Texas law requiring users to verify their age.
New Report: Designing Digital Safety with Youth in Mind
A thoughtful and much-needed framework for reimagining what it means to protect kids online.
‘Take it Down’ Law is a Positive Step
The new law will help protect children as well as adults from non-consensual sharing of intimate images.
Behind the Avatars
Roblox sparks creativity and connection—but behind the avatars, there can be more than meets the eye.
Parent’s Guide to Roblox
Roblox is a social gaming platform with a robust set of parental controls.
Ask Trish: Reclaiming Our Humanity on Social Media
Hey Trish, sometimes social media can feel so removed from our genuine, lived experiences humans. How can we be more human online?
Up Too Late on Screens? Here’s How to Start the Conversation.
Advice to parents hoping to help their teens develop healthy screen habits.
Apple, Google Offering Compromises on Controversial Age Assurance Policies
Regulators and even some technology companies are calling for “age assurance” technologies.
Tips for Better Teen Sleep
Teens need between 8 to 11 hours of sleep per night, and less than 2 in 10 teens report regularly getting that much.
Internet Governance Forum Focuses on Protecting Kids
While it doesn’t pass resolutions or make binding decisions, the IGF serves as a space for dialogue and collaboration.
Supreme Court Allows States to Require Age Verification for Porn Sites
By a 6-3 vote along ideological lines, the United States Supreme Court voted to uphold a Texas law requiring users to verify their age.
New Report: Designing Digital Safety with Youth in Mind
A thoughtful and much-needed framework for reimagining what it means to protect kids online.
‘Take it Down’ Law is a Positive Step
The new law will help protect children as well as adults from non-consensual sharing of intimate images.
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LA Fires Remind Us to Backup Data and Prepare for Outages
Whether it’s fires, earthquakes, tornadoes or even massive hack attacks, it’s important to make sure your data is backed up.
Parent’s Quick-Guide to Tech for Tots
Consistency, balance, and structure are key for screen time management.
Ask Trish: Mental Health Awareness Month
With May comes sunshine, flowers, and…Mental Health Awareness Month! That’s right, it’s one of my favorite months of the year! Mental Health Awareness Month (celebrated in the US, but also globally) is an incredible opportunity to raise awareness about improving our mental health.
Ask Trish: Setting a Secure Password
I’m wondering how do u set the best password? Like what to keep in mind?”
Configuring your Phone to Enhance Well-Being
iPhone and Android phones have tools to help manage well-being.
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.
How to Protect Your Online Security
Contrary to what you may have heard, the threats don’t always come from hackers with sophisticated computer skills. There are plenty of criminals that use old-fashioned persuasion and trickery
Guide to Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses
How to use Ray-Ban Meta Smart glasses responsibly.
Resolutions for a Safe and Secure 2024
ConnectSafely CEO Larry Magid has advice on what you can do to have a safer and more secure 2024.