“You turn into what you tune in to.” I first saw this quote on a church sign of all places. As someone who grew up in the church, I usually find these pithy sayings to be less than helpful. But this one gave me pause. When …
Summer means greater internet risk for many kids. Let’s talk about three areas of life that are different during the summer which contribute to kids potentially making riskier online choices. New Places Create Greater Summer Internet Risks In Michigan, between Memorial and Labor Day, many families …
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Which Social Media Platform is Best for Elementary School Kids? During the pandemic, more kids than ever are staying in touch with friends with technology. We’ve received a significant number of parents asking us about what apps their younger kids should be using during these unusual …
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The Internet has revolutionized communication, especially among teen girls. But, the very media platform that helps us connect also has allowed the pornography industry to explode. Both guys and girls have so much explicit content right at their fingertips. Only Boys Look at Porn, Right? Although …
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Updated November 19, 2020 Netflix has been a parental control problem For years, Netflix has confounded parents. The app stores have only recently aligned their ratings to be 12+ (Apple) and Teen (Google Play), instead of 4+ (which made zero sense). It took a global pandemic …
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Family Link now allows some Chrome extensions! This week, we’ve been inundated with the following question: Does Family Link allow the Zoom extension? And the answer has always been, “no.” But that changed today! For over a year the PYE team has been active in Chromebook …
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Netflix Party lets teens stay connected while social distancing. These are crazy days. Most of the world is on high alert, school is cancelled, and we’re all stuck at home. And with perfect timing, a group of smart people have created Netflix Party as a way …
**Updated December 2, 2020 Really, Mom, I’m STILL Doing Homework! Many kids are going to be “stuck” at home in front of screens a bit more than usual as a result of COVID-19. Michigan schools will be canceled starting on Monday, March 16. Here are a …
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Protect Young Eyes (PYE) has issued the following letter of support to Senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal for their legislation, the Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act of 2020 (EARN IT Act of 2020). **Note – there are very graphic themes discussed …
2020 Parental Control Testing from Protect Young Eyes There are so many parental control software solutions on the market today, making it difficult for caring adults to pick the right one. We know this because the PYE team receives weekly emails, chats, and DMs from overwhelmed …