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July 8, 2020 Parents | Gaming | Student Safety
Will violent video games make my child violent?

Children and Video Games Lingering coronavirus restrictions have seen kids’ gaming time go to the next level. Experts are still debating what all those hours spent in virtual battle is doing to their brains.

 
June 18, 2020 Parents | Social Media | Student Safety
TikTok just got safer… in theory

Young people can’t get enough of TikTok - and with good reason. But it makes parents nervous - also with good reason. Now, the app has launched a range of safety features designed to address mounting privacy and abuse concerns.

 
May 12, 2020 Parents | Distance Learning
Homeschooling while working? How to deal with the guilt.

With more than 24 million US students transitioning to distance learning for the remainder of the school year, parents are picking up the slack when it comes to educating their children. And with 66% of US employees now working remotely, ...

 
April 6, 2020 Parents | Student Safety
'Houseparty' is off the hook right now; what parents need to know

The teen-targeted video-chatting app, Houseparty, has exploded over the past few weeks, as housebound kids turn towards their screens to connect with friends. But privacy concerns abound, amid increasing reports of data breaches, ...

 
March 23, 2020 Screen Time | Parents
Juggling screen-time in the Age of Coronavirus, and other feats of extreme parenting

Chances are good both you and your partner are now working from home— and quite possibly trying to home-school the kids at the same time. With shelter in place mandates popping up in states around the country, we’re all staying in our ...

 
February 10, 2020 Parents
The most important lesson your child is NOT learning at school today

Should teaching our kids the ABCs of human emotion join math, English, science, and history as core subjects?

 
January 14, 2020 Parents | Social Media | Student Safety
Social Media: What is the right age to allow access?

One of the most common questions we receive at Family Zone is 'How old should my child be before I allow them to use Social Media?' We sat down with three leading cyber experts who have all shared their opinions on what age they feel kids ...

 
December 17, 2019 Cyberbullying | Parents | Gaming | Student Safety
The 5 Real Costs of Online Gaming

With Christmas Holidays approaching, you can safely bet the gamers in your family will be spending bulk time online. Gaming has always been a popular activity among young people. Today however, online gaming is far increasing in popularity ...

 
December 2, 2019 Parents | Student Safety
How to talk to your children about sexting

Having “The Talk” has never been easy. Conversations about sexual relationships have plagued parents for generations, and with all the technologies available now, it’s even more difficult in some ways.

 
October 14, 2019 Parents | Digital Citizenship | Student Safety
Teaching your children to be good digital citizens

Parents of today’s generation are facing a disadvantage when it comes to technology... For some, their children are already more advanced than they are and for others, they’re tasked with introducing their child to something they don’t ...

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