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 ...
Everything you need to know about digital footprints
Kids and even parents need to know that whenever they go online, they leave a digital footprint. It is like a trail on the Internet. When you leave an imprint in real life, for instance, your footsteps, you can always wipe it. But it is not the same on the Internet. You can never erase this digital footprint. Teenagers should be highly aware of it since they are the ones who are spending a lot of ...
What is grooming, and how to protect your kids from it?
There are many concerns in a parent’s mind about the online activities of their kids. Bullying, online theft are some common dangers online. There is a lot of risk from online predators, especially those who spend a lot of time trying to slip into children's lives. According to a study, 46% of children between the ages of 10 and 17 have given their personal details to strangers. Such ...
How Online Pornography Harms Children and Teens?
There has been a steep incline in the increase of Internet usage among children and teens in recent times. Honestly, it is not the best thing that has happened if we face the fact that the Internet is not safe for young children and teenagers. There is also an increase in the concern about the easy access to content that is not suitable for children, such as online pornography. According to ...
How to talk to your children about violent acts and hate speech?
There is an increase in protests about various matters. Considering how we are getting timely news updates about civil unrest worldwide, platforms for online conversations, social media, and apps like Meet, Zoom has become a place for heated debates. We witness discomfort while talking through challenging issues, but there is only one communication method that has a bad influence: hate speech....
Parental control Roblox. 5 tips and best practice. A Brief Parental Guide to Roblox
Gaming trends may come and go, but one game has reserved its spot for many years. Roblox is among the most popular games for children, and it has been there for a long time. But, the main question that concerns parents is if it is safe or not? Let's dig deeper into it. There is a lot of confusion regarding Roblox. It is not a single game. Furthermore, it is the largest user-generated gaming ...
Screen Time. A necessary evil. 3 Steps to protecting children
Over the past decade, technology has advanced every occupation in the world. Laptops, smartphones, tablets, Smart TVs, and consoles have taken over our lives. Thus, screen time has become a natural part of our day. While working, our laptops are our best friends since they enable us to perform whatever task has been given. Moreover, mobile phones have become a must for everyone. We talk on the ...