It’s more important than ever to teach empathy from the very beginning, because our kids are going to need it. —Melinda Gates Nearly every expert I spoke with while writing “Raising Humans in a Digital World: Helping Kids Build a Healthy Relationship with Technology,” told me that if they could equip kids with one digital superpower, it would be empathy. [Download Empathy-Building Activities Below] Empathy is the ability to put oneself in another’s shoes. It encompasses persp

We're busy updating the Cyber Civics curriculum, expanding our team, and getting ready for an awesome Fall. See where we'll be: 8/5 | Santa Rosa Academy, Menifee, CA 8/12 | St. Eudes School, Chatsworth, CA 8/29 | NY Jets Tackle Cyberbullying Symposium, MetLife Stadium, NJ 9/6 | United Way of Central West Virginia, WV 9/17 | Heilecher Jewish Day School, Minneapolis, MN 9/24 | Novato Charter School, Novato, CA 9/25 | Marin Waldorf School, Marin, CA 10/1 | Infinity Kids Pedi

I have wanted to write for the Cyberwise Blog for some time now. I greatly admire their work and as a Parent Coach, I often refer to Diana Graber and her writing to assist parents with the tech challenges they face with their kids. Admittedly, I am no expert on the nuances of keeping our kids safe from the overuse or misuse of technology; but I do know how to build strong relationships between parents and children as a means to keep them safe. So for the purposes of this bl

Really loved this conversation with Josh Ochs of Smart Social. If you have not already checked out his entire series of podcasts, we highly recommend you head over right now (see links below) and add them to your listening cue! He tackles nearly every topic a digital parent should know about! You can listen to our conversation below. Smart Social Podcast links on: iTunes – Google Play – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Web Player #smartsocial #raisinghumansinadigitalworld #raising

It's tough deciding what to talk to parents about in a :90 minute presentation. Impossible even. There are so many important topics to cover when it comes to raising digital kids! For example: Screen Time. Certainly this is the topic of the day. Every parent is worried about the amount of time kids spend staring at screens and they want to know what to do. Reputation Management: Parents also hope their kids will go to college or get a job someday. So they want to know how to