I know it seems like it could never be your child…but why take that risk? Even the best filters in the world can’t protect kids at all times, so your best bet is to educate yourself AND your kids. With screens in their lives, the risk of being exposed to pornography is too great toContinueContinue reading “3/7/20 Child on Child Sexual Abuse”
Tag Archives: Elementary ages
2/13/20 Parents, Stop Teenage Privacy NOW
This one is a MUST READ!!! Don’t give them this privacy!!! Make your home a safehaven for your children- give them space to escape from the world! The “privacy” of their phone is DEFINITLEY not the privacy they need! “Now, when teenagers walk into that (bed)room and close the door, they are no longer aloneContinueContinue reading “2/13/20 Parents, Stop Teenage Privacy NOW”
SCREENAGERS- less than 2 weeks away!!!
When: Tuesday 2/11/20 Doors open 6:00pm, movie begins at 6:30 PM Where: St. Paul the Apostle Denning Hall 916 E Rusholme, Davenport Presented by Navigating Technology Together Are you watching kids scroll through life with their rapid-fire thumbs and a six-second attention span? The award-winning film, SCREENAGERS, probes into the vulnerable corners ofContinueContinue reading “SCREENAGERS- less than 2 weeks away!!!”
1/15/20 Give them a chance to talk and something magical happens..
50 Chats to Grow the Internal Filter- this might be THE MOST important thing when it comes to raising kids with tech at a young age! https://familytechuniversity.com/request50chats/ Photo by VisionPic .net on Pexels.com
1/9/20 10 Ways Porn Culture Will Target Your Kids in 2020 (be prepared, not scared!)
First- what is “porn culture?” It’s the sexualization of nearly every aspect of life. It’s a sex-obsessed society. It’s in every movie, song, ad, website, app, and the list goes on. It’s something parents today need to be highly aware of, as media has it’s grip on your children as much as you allow itContinueContinue reading “1/9/20 10 Ways Porn Culture Will Target Your Kids in 2020 (be prepared, not scared!)”
1/7/2020 Raising Healthy Kids
12/21/19 There’s a nasty world out there and your kid should not have easy access to it by smartphone
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-children-no-smartphones-wilhelm-20191219-wcboft6tgjdm5hojtympw3m6xe-story.html Photo by zhang kaiyv on Pexels.com
12/14/19 Another important article- I’m a 37 year old mom and I spent seven days online as an 11 year old girl. Here’s what I learned
Very disturbing…hard to read…so important https://medium.com/@sloane_ryan/im-a-37-year-old-mom-i-spent-seven-days-online-as-an-11-year-old-girl-here-s-what-i-learned-9825e81c8e7d https://medium.com/@sloane_ryan/im-a-37-year-old-mom-i-spent-seven-days-online-as-an-11-year-old-girl-here-s-what-i-learned-9825e81c8e7d
12/13/19 This one is hard to read—When 6th graders can access rape porn on their smartphones…
“Our children are growing up in a very different world than the one we knew as kids. Gone are the days of your grandfather’s Playboy. Today, children have access to explicit, violent and degrading sexual material in the palm of their hands at all times.” “This is where many kids get their sex education. This isContinueContinue reading “12/13/19 This one is hard to read—When 6th graders can access rape porn on their smartphones…”
12/12/19 NY TIMES: Video games and online chats are “hunting grounds” for sexual predators
“Reports of abuse are emerging with unprecedented frequency around the country, with some perpetrators grooming hundreds and even thousands of victims, according to a review of prosecutions, court records, law enforcement reports and academic studies. Games are a common target, but predators are also finding many victims on social platforms like Instagram and Kik Messenger.” https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/07/us/video-games-child-sex-abuse.html
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