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What Your Teen Doesn’t Know About Internet Safety Will Hurt Them
It will probably not surprise you to learn that a Pew Internet…
It will probably not surprise you to learn that a Pew Internet Project study recently showed that 95 percent of teenagers between the ages of 12 and 17 use the Internet. The study also showed…
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If Your Child Sees Porn: Preparing for the Discussion
What should you do when you discover your child has been looking…
What should you do when you discover your child has been looking at pornography? How do you keep from overreacting? Recently, Dr. David Currie answered this question for me in an interview. 1. Delay having…
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3 Reasons Accountability Is Better than Internet Filtering
Not too long ago, I spoke with a friend of mine who…
Not too long ago, I spoke with a friend of mine who recently started using Covenant Eyes to protect his teenage sons, one of whom had been struggling with pornography. “It’s going well,” he said.…
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4 Reasons Parents Should Block the Internet at Certain Times of Day
For many parents, the amount of time a child spends online is…
For many parents, the amount of time a child spends online is not their primary concern about technology. Parents are often most concerned about the content their child consumes online—is the information false or reliable,…
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3 Clicks Away: How Porn Is Finding Your Kids
Many people are not aware of how readily available pornography is. There…
Many people are not aware of how readily available pornography is. There is a common misconception that, in order for porn to find you, you have to be looking for it. If pornography shows up…
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10 Things Parents Should Do If Their Child is Being Cyberbullied
If you think your child is being bullied online, or if you…
If you think your child is being bullied online, or if you simply want to prevent it from happening, here are some steps you can take: 1. Make yourself a safe person to talk to.…
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What if my child is addicted to porn?
The following is an excerpt from When Your Child is Looking at…
The following is an excerpt from When Your Child is Looking at Porn: A Step-by-Step Guide for Christian Parents. If you discover your child has developed a habit of looking at porn, or even something…
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Turning Your Values into Online Values (and teaching kids to do the same)
Over the last few years, there has been a growing trend of…
Over the last few years, there has been a growing trend of parents who punish their kids online after they have misbehaved online. Sometimes these punishments have been fairly lighthearted, like the parents who grounded…
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5 Things Your Teen Must Hear You Say about Porn
Unfortunately, too many teens today are getting their ideas about sex from…
Unfortunately, too many teens today are getting their ideas about sex from porn—the worst kind of sex ed a child can get. For most, porn starts with curiosity, but for many it doesn’t stop with…
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2013 Covenant Eyes Buyer’s Guide for Game Consoles (and Other Gadgets)
As a teenager in the ’90s, one of the coolest gifts I…
As a teenager in the ’90s, one of the coolest gifts I ever received was a Game Boy Pocket. I spent countless hours staring at the 2″ black and white screen, staring intently at Tetris…