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Scary trends in social media extend beyond teens
A recent USA Today headline points to a scary trend: Cyberbullying extends…
A recent USA Today headline points to a scary trend: Cyberbullying extends to workplace, bedroom. Here’s how the article begins: Cyberbullying is no longer restricted to children. Adults routinely use content from Facebook, Twitter, YouTube,…
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Slut Shaming: Teens’ Sex Lives On Display
It is being called the modern equivalent of the Scarlet Letter. Online…
It is being called the modern equivalent of the Scarlet Letter. Online “slut shaming” is when someone uses a girl’s (or boy’s) photos, videos, or private information to brand that person as promiscuous or provocative.…
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Snapped: An Innocent App Goes Wild
It’s a parent’s worst nightmare. Dawn, mother of three, thought she had…
It’s a parent’s worst nightmare. Dawn, mother of three, thought she had her bases covered with the Internet safety of her kids. But when a new app on her daughter’s phone led to private photos…
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Online Flirting 101: What is “Catfishing”?
What does it mean to be “catfished”? Catfishing is pretending to be…
What does it mean to be “catfished”? Catfishing is pretending to be another person on the Internet—at times creating whole profiles complete with pictures and biographical information—usually for the purpose of attracting someone else. Recently…
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How to Monitor Apps on Your Child’s Device
We live in a mobile world and as such, parents are buying…
We live in a mobile world and as such, parents are buying their children iPod touches, Android tablets, and smartphones. It simply is what people do nowadays. But what are parents really giving their children…
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Training Kids to Use the Internet Safely
How does a parent help prepare their child for responsible adulthood? How…
How does a parent help prepare their child for responsible adulthood? How do we train our kids to use the Internet safely — not just avoiding temptation, but stewarding all their Internet use for the…
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Lead Us Not Into Temptation: James 1:12-17
In mid-January, I had the wonderful opportunity to attend a father-son retreat…
In mid-January, I had the wonderful opportunity to attend a father-son retreat at Camp Barakel in northern Michigan with my 10-year-old son Paul. The beautiful countryside, snow, outdoor activities, great food and fun game room…
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Protecting Kids From Porn
Keeping our kids safe on the internet is starting to, again, generate…
Keeping our kids safe on the internet is starting to, again, generate some buzz. Recently, Google changed its search sequencing (algorithm) so that if you type in a term that could result in some pornographic images, it…
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Biblical Principles for Parents in the Digital Age
Pornography. Facebook. Gaming. The Internet is full of pleasures, diversions, and vices.…
Pornography. Facebook. Gaming. The Internet is full of pleasures, diversions, and vices. What can parents do to overcome the learning curve? David Clark has made the job a little easier with his book, You, Your…
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5 Easy Steps to Wreck Your Child’s Future
Have you heard of Honey Boo Boo? Child pageant contestant Alana “Honey…
Have you heard of Honey Boo Boo? Child pageant contestant Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson’s show, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, was recently extended. According to TLC, the show “follows Alana and her family: stay-at-home mom…