We love these smartphone instructions! We recently came across this list of guidelines from a mom to her son when he received his first iPhone. We're on the verge of giving our own child her first iPhone, and this is the list we're going to use. Dear...
Seek to Understand Your Kids There's a digital divide. On one side of the divide stand parents who view the world through analog glasses. These parents lament days of beepers and answering machines. Their rebukes toward children often include statements that begin with, "When I was a...
Most Smart TVs are Now Just a Large Smartphone When I speak to parents, I ask them to take inventory of all of the ways their family members can access the Internet. This includes public places like McDonalds, church youth group, a friend's home, and anywhere...
This blog post is written specifically for parents of kids who will be attending NTS Camp in summer 2018. NTS Camp is about to begin! Question: does your kid love his/her technology? If so, then please keep reading! In just a few short weeks, on June 11, the...
What is the Bark Monitoring Solution? In their words, "Bark is an online safety solution powered by advanced algorithms that proactively alerts parents to potential dangers, including cyberbullying, sexting, drug use, internet predators, depression and suicidal thoughts - and provides expert recommendations on how to talk...
This blog post is written specifically for parents of kids who will be attending NTS Camp in summer 2018. NTS Camp is about to begin! Question: does your kid love his/her technology? If so, then please keep reading! In just a few short weeks, on June 11, the...
Is my kid ready for social media? At Protect Young Eyes, we speak to a group of parents almost every week. Inevitably, during the Q&A section of the talk, a parent will ask a question about when is the right age to give a child their...
Elementary School Kids Love Musical.ly Protect Young Eyes has been informing parents about Musical.ly app risks since last year when we first profiled the app on our App Risks page. The prime age for this app seems to be in the 9-12 range, even though the User...
Happy Birthday, Daughter! Tonight I stand on the verge of my daughter's twelfth birthday, in complete denial that this day has arrived. As a parent, we often slog through long days, but short years and the past 12 years have swept by oh so quickly. Can you...
Recently, I presented to a group of parents at a charter school about our digital culture. At the end of my talk, a father named Anthony asked me, “Chris, my 5-year-old likes to use our tablet. What should I say to him so he uses...