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Mitigate the Risk: Navigating Social Media Parental Controls
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With each passing year, apps change faster than the stock market. I have been involved in helping families and school districts understand and mitigate the risks…

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Deepfake Harassment in Schools: What Every Parent Needs to Know
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When Your Child’s Face Becomes Someone Else’s Weapon Let’s be honest – none of us imagined we’d be sitting here talking about fake pornographic videos of…

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Chloe’s Story of Tragedy & Triumph
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About a year ago, I heard the story of a young woman, age 12, that had been groomed online by a 28-year-old man and then savagely…

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A Wired Family Update: Houseparty 2020
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Are you going a bit stir crazy sitting at home during the Covid-19 crisis? Most of us throughout the globe appreciate the precautions being made for…

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Protecting Your Child’s Private Information
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What can you do to prevent unauthorized access to your child’s data in this way? First and foremost, the user should never have inappropriate info on…

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Using Restriction Mode To Keep Kids Safe on YouTube
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It’s tough being a parent in any generation.. In fact, as I mentioned in my book, one of my favorite parenting quotes comes from an unlikely…

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Using iPhone & iPad Parental Controls
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One of the most frequent questions we get at our presentations for adults is how to use the built-in parental controls that come with smartphones and…

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Why & How To Manage Your Child’s Online Life
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Do you know anyone with ADHD? Many of us do. It was British pediatrician Sir George Still in 1902 who first identified what he called a…

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Social Media & The Adolescent Digital Tribe: Navigating the Teen World State
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The genesis of A Wired Family came about based on our observation of young people misusing technology: Specifically, how one young lady used technology to flirt…

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Teen Boys, Date Rape & The Unintended Consequences of Porn
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On December 7th, 3 men gathered in a house in York County South Carolina. Such a gathering would not be considered unusual – particularly during a…

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A Wired Family Update: The Impact of Bullying & Cyber-bullying on Teens & Tweens
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It is hard to read or watch the news today without seeing or hearing stories concerning the sexual misconduct of entertainers, politicians, news anchors and others.…

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How AI May Shape the Jobs Your Kids Pursue
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If you’re raising a teen right now, you’re doing something parents in every generation have done: wondering what kind of future awaits your child. But today,…

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How Parents Can Nurture Leadership Skills and Protect Kids Online
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Author: Julia Merrill Parents of young children often feel pulled between raising kind, capable kids and keeping them safe in a digital world that can reward…

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Behind the Screen: The Radicalization of Teens Online
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Social media isn’t just shaping trends anymore—it’s becoming a powerful tool for radicalizing young people online. In this video, we break down how extremist groups use…

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Behind the Screen: Overview of the SESSION App
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https://youtube.com/shorts/t6JtTJQA-7o Learn more below: Session is an anonymous, end‑to‑end encrypted messaging app that requires no phone number, email, or personal information to create an account. Messages…

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PARENTS QUESTION: How Do I Gain Access to The Demise of Childhood?
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We have had questions from parents the past two weeks about how they can access our video series, THE DEMISE OF CHILDHOOD. It can only be…

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DEMISE OF CHILDHOOD: On‑Demand Video Series for School Staff & Parents
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A Wired Family is launching a new on‑demand video series designed exclusively for school staff and parent education. The Demise of Childhood addresses one of the…

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Kids Stuck Indoors? Here’s How to Turn a Gloomy Day Into Gift-Making Magic
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While we typically focus on the issues and opportunities surrounding technology, we occasionally feature articles from outside the A Wired Family community. With much of the…

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From True Crime to Dark Fandom: How Kids Find Dangerous Groups Online
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What Parents Need to Know About 764 and Similar Online Predator Networks I struggle sometimes deciding what to include in our presentations. When I hear about…

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Two-Factor Authentication Guide for Teens & Parents
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No! No! Not another password option! Look, I get it. Nobody wants to think about passwords and security settings. But here’s the thing—your phone has your…

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