Digital Citizenship Resources for Parents

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By Lisa Elliott, licensed psychologist At a minimum, COVID-19 has clearly upended our normal day-to-day functioning. However, for many this pandemic has had a devastating impact. It's reported that one-third of the entire global population has been in lockdown mode with school closures impacting an estimated 1.5 billion children worldwide....

healthy-holistic-living.com

Popular app TikTok, which focuses on singing and dancing videos set to today's music, is popular with the pedophile set. But TikTok doesn't seem to care.

vox.com

This story is part of a group of stories called As he was entering his junior year of high school last August, 16-year-old Sam Benarroch had about 166,000 followers on TikTok. It wasn't the sort of following that regularly turned heads in public, but it was enough to feel special, like what he created mattered to people.

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"'How often do you search your kid's phone?' The shock is even worse when 90% of them say hardly ever or never. They get upset at me, accuse me of lying about their kids, and expect me to somehow fix the situation. Please stop actively working against the schools and start working WITH us.

TikTok is a video-sharing social media app available on iOS and Android which lets users create, share, and view user created videos much in a similar manner to Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat.

nationalonlinesafety.com

At National Online Safety we believe in empowering parents, carers and trusted adults with the information they need to hold informed and age-appropriate conversations about online safety with their child, should they feel it is needed. Every Wednesday we produce guides to focus on specific platforms/risks which we believe trusted adults should be aware of.

nextstepu.com

Your online activity can play an important role in college admissions When gearing up for the college admissions journey, it's important to start off on the right foot. One big way to do this is to make smart decisions regarding your social media presence.

commonsensemedia.org

We use cookies and other technologies to analyze site traffic, understand patterns of use, and improve your browsing experience. See our cookie policy Skip to Content You can do everything right -- supervise, discuss online responsibility, introduce media that's age-appropriate -- and your kid still might be tempted to bully others online or in person.

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We use cookies and other technologies to analyze site traffic, understand patterns of use, and improve your browsing experience. See our cookie policy Skip to Content Cyberbullying is something most families hope they never have to deal with. But if your kids are texting, sharing photos, and posting comments, it's important to talk to them about how to deal with online harassment.

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Parent's Guide: watch Common Sense Media's 8 Things You and Your Teen Need to Know About Sexting advice video to help you make informed decisions with your children.

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Parent's Guide: watch Common Sense Media's 6 Things Parents May Not Know About Instagram advice video to help you make informed decisions with your children.