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How Kids Use Browsers to Access Apps & How to Stop Them
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Today, most major apps are also available on websites. Although we don’t want to get too far down in the weeds, apps such as TikTok, Snapchat,…

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ReelShort App Review: The Manson Family Versus The Partridge Family
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A few parents and students have asked me about a new streaming platform called reelshort.com and its corresponding app, ReelShort. I recently reviewed the site/app to…

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Safe, Alternative Phones For Your Kids
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SmartPhone Alternative For Kids I love our cover image with the girl in the park, with a 1960’s style, clunky phone, walking in the park. I’m…

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PROTECT YOUR FAMILY: How AI Can Change Your Child’s Social Media Picture Into Child Porn
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Recently, what amounted to child pornography, was created by uploading pictures of schoolgirls found on social media, to AI Face Swapping apps. The girls’ pictures were…

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Hiking The Digital Trail of Screen Time Manager & Parental Controls
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Screen Time Manager & Parental Controls Starting in the Spring each year, my wife Mary Beth and I go camping and hiking once per month. …

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Stop The Madness! Managing Music On Your Teen’s Devices
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Recently, a parent asked if I knew of any music streaming services that allow parents control over what is playing on the AirPods of their kids.…

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Ohio’s Social Media Parental Notification Act
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Much to the delight of many Ohio parents that were looking for an excuse NOT to buy a phone for their child — the Ohio Social…

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Social Media: The New Addiction?
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During a presentation at the start of June, I had a discussion with an attendee concerning his grandson’s use of social media and a specific video…

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ChatGPT Meets The Byzantine Empire
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So your child came home and showed you a brilliant paper that he wrote on the Byzantine Empire. It was replete with stories of Emperor Justinian…

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Setting Up Screen Time & Family Sharing On Your Child’s iPhone
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One of the most frustrating issues that parents mention in our presentations is setting up the built in Screen Time control on an iPhone – or…

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