According to statistics, around 678,000 children face abuse in the United States alone. If we narrow it down, it comes to 9.2 children in every 1000 children in the United States. Now, if we dig deeper, around 7% of these children are sexual abuse victims, and 11% of them are physical abuse victims. In the year 2018, as a result of all these things, around 1800 children died. Here is the most ...
Is it okay to digitally spy on your children?
It is agreed that it is relatively challenging to resist the temptation to know what your child is doing or who he/she is talking to when they have accidentally left their phone unlocked. After you get over the confusion and decide that there is no significant harm in peeking, you go down the rabbit hole. We all have been there, and most of us do not feel guilty about it. Well, a little guilty, ...
How safe is the twitch app for your child?
Is the Twitch application safe for your children? There are many Internet trends these days, but live streaming is one such trend that seems to baffle the parents. It is when people do a live broadcast of themselves on the Internet. Things become more complex when children become obsessed with these videos, be it watching or recording. These videos can be anything from someone playing a game to ...
Read this before sharing your kids' pictures on the Internet
All parents have embarrassing and cute photos of their kids, and we love to cherish those memories. Earlier, these pictures would be in albums. Now, you can put it online and show it to the entire world. But, it is essential to consider these things before you share your kids' photos on the Internet. Online privacy. Before sharing your kids' pictures on the Internet There are two things about ...
Is Facebook Messenger safe for children?
It is one of the most famous social media platforms for adults and teens. More than 2 billion users use Facebook to stay in touch with their friends and for similar purposes. Out of these users, nearly half of them use Messenger, which is the messaging and video chatting app for Facebook. Many teens also go for apps like Instagram and TikTok, but many young teens use the Messenger Kids app....
How parents can build digital resilience in their child
More than half of the kids aging nine-sixteen years have a smartphone for themselves. Many children use the Internet regularly. Thus, we can infer that social media and the Internet have become a critical part of many children's lives. Now, instead of straight away preventing our children from using the Internet, you should talk to them and educate them about it. And, here is where digital ...
How parental control apps protect your child from cyberbullying
In the earlier days, bullies were hanging out in the schoolyard. After school, they might even stand outside your front door. But since the onset of the Internet, cyberbullying is also increasing. So, now you have to make sure that your child is safe in school and even on the Internet. However, the bad news is that almost all children are affected by some sort of bullying in their pre-teens or ...
7 Online Challenges that are downright dangerous for your kids
Taking up online challenges is becoming increasingly common these days. These stunts may look silly or harmless, but it takes no time for a 15-minute silly fame stunt to turn into a dangerous and fatal disaster. It has been happening before the widespread usage of the Internet started. Earlier, even we wished to try things that other people are doing. It may be chanting "Bloody Mary" in front of ...
Ways to Keep Children Safe from Scams in Free Games
This article is especially for you if your child plays a lot of free games on the Internet. As a parent, your concern is highly sensible and genuine. Nowadays, it has become very challenging to keep kids away from playing games on the Internet. Today's generation has easy access to phones, computers, and hence, games. Furthermore, it is one of the best sources of entertainment for them. Some ...
The importance of the safe search for kids
The Internet plays two opposite roles. It is a geeky, helpful research tool, and it is also the place where a lot of us spend most of our time surfing. You can easily put your trust in today's search engines at filtering content for kids. They are highly accurate, and they deeply cover the areas so that children can't access the content that isn't suitable for them. There are some search engines ...
Parental Control Guide for Instagram. Tips for parents.
Instagram is one of the leading social media apps. Moreover, it has become the most sought-after app for kids and teenagers to share pictures and socialize online. In simpler words, if you notice your child clicking pictures or taking a selfie, there are chances that it will be uploaded on their Instagram handle. This same part is not the most significant concern because almost every kid does it....
How to deal with your children's smartphone addiction?
It has become relatively challenging to keep a child away from the phone. For most teens, smartphones are the biggest addiction. The smartphone addiction of today's generation is rapidly increasing with time. Experts say that social media and phones have a negative impact on children. Furthermore, limiting their screen time is relatively challenging because, at this age, they want to explore the ...
How are mobile apps a threat to the online safety of your children?
Internet is a highly useful and entertaining tool, but not everything is good about it. According to a study, around 72 out of 100 apps misuse the sensitive information of kids. These apps largely mislead innocent kids and threaten their safety on the Internet. There are many games, dating apps, and social media platforms that can be very risky for children. For example, Omegle is one such app ...
Here is what you need to know about the impact of social media influencers on your children
Impact of social media influencers on your children Firstly, is your child on social media? If yes, then is he/she following any social media influencers? If we compare our teenage years with that of our children, we will notice that there are so many differences. The most significant difference is that social media and digital technology, to this extent, didn't exist back then. In comparison, ...
Here is what parents need to know about Discord
Have you heard your kid talk about Discord? If you have, this blog will let you know more about it because it is one of the most popular apps among today's generation. Indirectly, many teens are looking for things that hook them and kill their time. Discord is a place for kids of all interests who can come together and be with people of similar interests. They love being on Discord because of ...