Sexting. Arrests. Felonies. Teenagers. I wrote about this topic 2 weeks ago when 12 teenagers from New Trier High School were arrested in Winnetka, IL Sexting at New Trier. Here we go again. It started on Nov. 6th as 3 high school freshman boys, 14 years old, were taken out of Warren Township High School […]
The most popular slide as part of my Internet Safety Curriculum to parents is titled ‘The Basics for Kids’. It is a slide that lists 6 quick and easy tips for kids that will increase their safety. Many people ask me for a copy of this particular slide. I decided that a quick blog entry listing these […]
Sexting. Not my kid. My kid would never do that. I hear it at every parent presentation and quite honestly, I would probably say the same thing about my own kids if I didn’t know better. The consequences are becoming more and more severe for anyone caught sending and/or receiving pornographic images. The most recent […]
Did you hear that Snapchat was hacked, also known as ‘The Snappening’? The hackers claim that they will be releasing up to 200,000 pictures from Snapchat. Many of these images are nude or semi nude pictures that kids, as young as 10 or 11 years old, have snapped to other people. Half of Snapchat users […]
My cousin shared this article from the New York Times with me. Take a second to read it. It is pretty interesting. Steve Jobs was a Low Tech Parent Personally, I found this article to be both thought provoking and humbling, with a little bit of humor sprinkled in (loved the part about touch screens in […]
I know you have all heard of the “Cloud”. Your kids might have said things like “Oh, it’s up on the cloud” or “I’ll pull it off the cloud.” They might even turn in homework through the cloud. Let’s be honest….how many of us really know what in the world they are talking about? How […]
For most of us, kids are back in school. It’s the good and bad. This means back to routines, homework, structure, bedtimes, fall sports, to name a few things. For me, its back to making lunches at 6:30am and keeping everyone organized and moving forward. As I think about the coming year, I have the […]
I failed. Shoemaker’s children syndrome. Have you heard of ooVoo? I have, which makes my failure worse. After all, it is my job to know the apps kids are using and how to keep them safe while using them. So what’s the story, you ask? About a month ago, my daughter, who is 9 years old, […]
We have lots of new things happening that we are very excited to share. Our goal is to make your job of parenting in this digital age much easier, more effective, and more time efficient. At every presentation, I get the same question: “How do I stay current on what is happening out there? I can’t keep […]
New information has just surfaced regarding the recently introduced app, Yik Yak. Although this logo seems rather friendly, you, as parents, should be aware of this app. It allows users, kids, to post anonymous comments to other users, or other kids. As you can read in this article, schools in the Chicagoland area have banned […]