Does Your Child Suffer From Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD)?
Online games are popular and entertaining, but can they be addictive? This question is still being debated among researchers and health...
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Colby Lindsey
- Sep 7
- 6 min
How Media Helps Kids Find Their Own Superpowers
Media surrounds us. Social media, advertisements, marketing, streaming platforms; we have unlimited access to almost all media in our...
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Cindy Kinn
- Aug 17
- 5 min
What Parents Should Know About How Games Keep Kids Hooked
Most games today are designed with “hooks.” Hooks are features inserted to get players to play longer and more often and even pay money...
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Sam Bowman
- Aug 8
- 5 min
Safely Navigating Popular Online Tech Trends With Your Kids
Keeping kids safe online is proving harder as technology advances. In 2019, roughly 95% of children aged 3 to 18 had internet access at...
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CJ Lindsey
- Jun 30
- 5 min
5 TV Shows That Both Educate and Entertain Older Kids
When kids are preschool age, usually between 2 and 5 years old, it’s pretty easy to know what TV shows to put on for them. "Sesame...
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Brookelyn Simms
- May 31
- 5 min
Effects Of Social Media On Children
Social media platforms are lifesavers for those who want to stay connected with their friends and relatives. They can communicate with...
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Brookelyn Simms
- May 26
- 5 min
Positive And Negative Effects Of Technology On Children
We're surrounded by technologies - from our laptops, tablets, and phones to technology advancing medical, science, and education. The...
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Sam Bowman
- May 4
- 4 min
How Tech Can Be Used as a Destresser for Children
As a parent, you might be concerned about your child’s relationship with technology. This makes sense, as you yourself didn’t grow up in...
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Sam Bowman
- Apr 20
- 4 min
Tips to Help Your Child Bust Education Anxiety with Tech
It’s tough to think about all the pressure our children are under at school. Unfortunately, educational and social pressures can plague...
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Colby Lindsey
- Apr 13
- 4 min
Streaming and Superheroes: How Learning to Use Media as a Tool Changed My Life
One of my favorite things in the world is superheroes. The capes, the powers, the fights, the motivational speeches, the tropes, and...
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Mike Walker
- Mar 3
- 4 min
Why a Parent’s Influence is Important When Kids Learn Online
A parent’s influence is key to ensuring a child’s success when it comes to online schooling. Sure, you may think it’s solely the...
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Sam Bowman
- Dec 1, 2021
- 4 min
Balancing Distraction with Exploration in Children’sDigital Media Use
Kids today are spending more time than ever before on digital media. Between remote learning, tech in the classroom, and smartphones,...
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Guest Author
- Oct 26, 2021
- 8 min
9 Ways to Make Social Media Safer for Children
As parents, our two top priorities are to keep our children safe and to provide as many opportunities as possible for them to make the...
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Jane Travis
- Aug 17, 2021
- 3 min
How to Protect Your Child from the Downsides of Online Life
Does your child spend a lot of time online? Are you worried about the impact it might have upon them? Then you need to read this article,...
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Sue Scheff, Author, Parent
- Jun 22, 2021
- 2 min
Therapeutic Summer Programs for Internet Addiction
Since March of 2020, when young students were forced into remote learning, many have become attached to their devices more than ever. The...
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Allen Brown
- Jun 8, 2021
- 3 min
How Much Screen Time, Sleep Time, And Study Time Is Just Right For Your Child?
Many factors are at play when bringing up well-adjusted, happy kids, and modern life can sometimes make things even harder. From...
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Cyberwise
- May 3, 2021
- 4 min
8 Games That Are Safe for Kids to Play
Spending quality time with their kids is something most parents strive to do as often as they can. As if work and other obligations...
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Diana Graber
- Apr 24, 2021
- 9 min
Chat With Us! Or, If You Prefer, Just Read Our Show Notes
Just like almost everyone else on Planet Earth, we've been using communication apps and platforms more than ever over the past year—Zoom,...
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Diana Graber
- Feb 11, 2021
- 3 min
Kids Love TikTok Challenges; We're Going To Explain Why
Last month, a 10-year-old girl died after participating in the "Blackout Challenge," which she apparently learned about on the social...
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Cyberwise
- Jan 11, 2021
- 4 min
Kids with Tech: Exploring How Parents Monitor Their Children's Devices
It’s a tricky and highly technological time for parenting. Although many of today’s parents weren’t raised with a lot of the technology...
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