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No parent wants to see their child harassed or bullied. Bullying at school has been an issue for years, but today’s teens face new challenges as the current technology allows bullies to follow their victims even into the places that should be safest – their own homes. As a parent, how do you handle this kind of attack on your child? Here are some of the steps you should take when you find out bullies […]

The question for parents used to be, “do you know where your children are?” In recent years, it’s become much easier to find out where your children are – cell phones, video chatting, and GPS devices have simplified the process of locating your kids. You may even have noticed that they aren’t out of the house as much as you were at their ages. They don’t necessarily need to be – they have their friends […]

There are lots of things to worry about when it comes to your teen’s internet use – everything from Internet addiction to cyber bullies. But there’s probably nothing scarier than the worry about online predators – faceless, anonymous strangers that are looking for any information they can use to exploit your child. It’s easy to feel helpless against that kind of threat. After all, you don’t know who these predators are or where they are, […]

Conversations about sex between teens and parents have always been awkward, but necessary. Thanks to new technology, there’s now new ground that those conversations have to cover. Sexting is a surprisingly common activity among teens, and there have been cases where suggestive pictures of teens have gone viral. There have also been cases of teens that committed suicide over sexts that went public. It’s a serious issue, and it’s important for parents to talk to […]

If you have a teenager who uses social media, the chances are good that they have an Instagram account. Instagram is a photo sharing site that allows users to upload pictures so that their friends can see and comment on them. The Instagram app can be downloaded onto any device, so your teens can view and share pictures from their phones or tablets. While sharing photos with friends may sound harmless, teens have been known […]

Is your teenager accessing pornographic content online? Statistics show that it’s likely that they are. There are studies that show that around 60% of girls and 90% of boys are exposed to pornography under the age of 18. Even more unsettling for parents, the average age of a child’s first encounter with pornography is about 12. That means that if you’re waiting for your kids to hit high school age before you talk to them […]