Can You Spot the Grooming Behaviors of a Predator?
While there is no “typical sexual predator” there are things we as parents can do to recognize predatorial behavior. While filling one of the criteria doesn’t make a person a child molester, filling multiple criteria should raise some flags. It should also be...
5 Ways to Become a More Media-Savvy Parent
By Rachelle Motte My 10 year old couldn’t sleep the other night because she saw a scary picture in my Facebook feed. An actor I know who specializes in the grotesque shared a picture of himself in stage makeup. Fortunately, I was able to help dispel her fears....
Petra’s Power to See
By Dina Alexander, MS As my kids’ ages have entered double digits, certain messages in media have been brutal on them. Every time they pick up a phone or open a laptop they are confronted with images of men, women, and teens who are filtered and staged–often in...
Why Kids Are Leading Double Lives
One Teen Explains How Kids Navigate the “Online Self” vs. “Real Self” By Sydney Alexander, age 17 It seems that as I grow up, the more I notice the effects of social media. It’s not just hindering our ability to communicate with one another, but even our desire...
Crianza en la era digital: es hora de ir a la ofensiva
Por Dina Alexander, MS Hemos venido a vivir bastante a la defensiva cuando se trata de nuestros niños y tecnología. Muchos de nosotros hemos bloqueado aspectos de Internet a través de bloques y controles parentales en nuestras computadoras, teléfonos y Netflix....
Free Kid-Friendly Filtering
By Katelyn King I continue to be amazed by the ever evolving world of technology. It seems crazy how my “real life” is merging closer every day with my “online life.” I remember my excitement when I got started with Myspace and Facebook as a teenager. You’d...
Teaching Our Kids: Your Online Actions Always Matter
By Dina Alexander, MS I’ve spent much of my time warning parents about the dangers our kids are facing online. At times I have felt fear, frustration, and even hopelessness as I have watched our culture become more disconnected, lonely, and increasingly...
Preparing Our Kids for Courtship in the Digital Age
By Caroline Hilton, MS The dating scene has dramatically changed for millenials and it is likely to continue to digress for Generation Z. We live in a NOW society, with little ability to wait for that planned date, wait to be courted, or wait for sex with the...
NCOSE 2018 Dirty Dozen List: Warnings & Tips for Parents
By Melody Bergman Every year, the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) launches the Dirty Dozen List, calling out the 12 biggest contributors to sexual exploitation in mainstream America. Here is the list for this year: NCOSE 2018 Dirty Dozen...
