If you’re anything like me, your concept of time has been pretty messed up by the events of the past year or so. Honestly, at any given point, I don’t know what day it is. This pretty much explains why I am baffled by the fact that it’s already summer and the theme parks here … Continue reading Avoiding Constant Screen Time This Summer
Summer Safety in the Online World
It’s hard to believe that summer is right around the corner and for some places, it’s already here! With school out of session, screen time for tweens and teens is likely to increase as they make plans with friends and share photos from vacations. There’s a good chance that much of that time will be … Continue reading Summer Safety in the Online World
Pizza Hut’s Book It! Program Has Kids Reading For Free Pizza (Just Like We Used To!)
Josh’s note: This is not an advertisement or a paid promotion, I’m writing about this because I think it’s awesome and everyone should be as excited about this as I am. That said, if anyone wants to give me free pizza, I will not stop you. Holy Nostalgia Batman! Right now I am flashing back … Continue reading Pizza Hut’s Book It! Program Has Kids Reading For Free Pizza (Just Like We Used To!)
Digital Parenting: Keep Up With Social Media Trends
One of the hardest things as a social media specialist (and I can imagine as a parent) is keeping up with everything going on in the world on the internet. There are millions of apps out there and while many fall into obscurity, others rise up and seem to take over the world. For the … Continue reading Digital Parenting: Keep Up With Social Media Trends
I Promise I’m Still Here
For just a quick moment I want you to imagine me walking up to a lone microphone standing on an empty stage. It’s lit by a spotlight and everything else is dark. The stage. The audience. Darkness. Then I emerge and walk up to the microphone. I even tap it a couple times for comedic … Continue reading I Promise I’m Still Here
What Parents Should Know About the Hot Coil Challenge
It wasn’t too long ago that that I sat down on my couch in front of my laptop and wrote a post warning parents about the dangers of a scary new viral trend, The Tide Pod Challenge. I finished writing, closed my laptop and thought to myself, “that’s it, we can’t get any stupider than … Continue reading What Parents Should Know About the Hot Coil Challenge
Massachusetts Couple Victim of Strange Amazon Scam
In October of 2017, Mike and Kelly Gallivan of Acton, Mass started receiving free mystery packages from Amazon. What started as a fun surprise has turned into something of an annoyance for the couple as these packages have continued to arrive at a rate of one or two a week ever since. My initial reaction, … Continue reading Massachusetts Couple Victim of Strange Amazon Scam
What Parents Should Know About the Tide Pod Challenge
I’m going to be honest- when news about this started slowly making its way into my various social media feeds, I thought it was just a joke. Mostly because I am familiar with the following sketch video from the site College Humor which was created and released in early 2017. (You can view it here) … Continue reading What Parents Should Know About the Tide Pod Challenge
10 Quick Online Safety Tips For Teens and Tweens
Sometimes a new year is all about getting back to the basics. It’s a great time to recharge and refresh and, most importantly, remind yourself about the important lessons learned from years past to move forward with great wisdom and ease. So with that in mind, I wanted to share some quick tips (hopefully a … Continue reading 10 Quick Online Safety Tips For Teens and Tweens
Resolve to Stay Safe Online
It’s the first day of a new year and the time when people are making big plans for what they want to accomplish in the days and months to come. While many of those goals are centered around getting into shape, going on a lavish vacation, or saving up for a dream house, I do … Continue reading Resolve to Stay Safe Online
Breaking Down Digital Walls 