Where Do Kids Learn to Bully?
Is Your Child or Teen a Bully or Cyberbully? Imagine being a fly on the wall in your daughter’s elementary school class. The teacher introduces a new boy who has just moved into town and then asks the kids to welcome him to the class. It’s obvious that he’s...
How Social Media Affects Teens Emotionally
The Emotional Impact of Social Media and Online Hate Ways to encourage your teen to have a healthier relationship with technology. Social media was created to make people socialize virtually, and that has been possible to some extent. There are multiple other...
People Behind Online Hate and Shaming
Haters will Hate Especially Online Do you know, right now, what the Internet is saying about you? Could one careless tweet cost you your job? Are nude photos of you lingering on your ex’s smartphone? Could one angry customer trash your small business? Will a potential...
Shaming: Shouldn’t Be Part of Social Distancing
Social Distancing Shouldn't Be Cruel We are living in an extremely stressful and unusual times with the corona virus outbreak (COVID-19). With the majority of schools, restaurants, bars, retail stores, small businesses, etc.... closing - this means...
Public Shaming: We’re All At Risk
The Risks of Public Shaming There's no denying how digital life has changed the way we live (and behave) today. Pew Research Center and Elon University's Imagining the Internet Center recently canvassed stories from technology experts and scholars about...
How Can You Prevent Your Teen From Post Regrets
Protecting Your Teen From Post Regrets Teenagers are known for pushing boundaries. They’re searching for their independence, making decisions for themselves, and pulling away from their parents. But many teens are still developing emotionally, meaning...
Body Shaming From Mom
Body Shaming From a Mom Body shaming is far from new, however with social media and the Internet it has been magnified by a million. From fat shaming to skinny shaming to belly shaming and more, there is not a body part that hasn't experienced some form of...
Teachers Acting Badly Online
Survey Shares Most People Believe Teachers Should Be Role Models We face a crisis in which people from all walks of life are in jeopardy of losing their jobs, risking college acceptances and scholarships and even relationships due to careless online posts....
I Can’t Believe They Fired Me!
We're All A Click Away from Unemployment! Today 80 percent of workplaces have social media policies in place. There's rarely a week that goes by that we don't read about someone that loses their job from a careless tweet or mis-post. Most recently an NFL New...
Digital Wisdom: Being A Responsible Digital Role Model
Parents Using Digital Wisdom From parents to teachers to entertainers to politicians to sports figures -- we all have a responsibility to the next generation to be a thoughtful and respectful role model, not only offline, but especially online. We can't control...