Teaching Kids to Be Kind Online
Principles for respectful relationships at home, school, work and community.
Author: Carolyn Jabs
7 Ways to Make YouTube Kids Safer
To keep your kids safe while using YouTube Kids, consider taking advantage of these options
7 Ways Technology Can Bring Your Family Closer
Here are a few ways technology can enhance family togetherness.
Tech Gifts for People Who Truly Need Them
Not all children have easy, early access to the digital world.
What to Do About Cyberbullies
Like old-fashioned bullying, cyberbullying involves a willful, repeated effort to humiliate, harass or threaten another person. Here's what you can do to prevent it.
Smartphone Addiction: How Much is Too Much?
Total abstinence from a smartphone isn’t realistic, but there are ways to become more deliberate about when and how we use our phones.
What to Consider Before Using GPS to Track Your Kid
Before buying a GPS tracker, consider these questions.
Tech Habits of American Families
In a few key areas, parents seem to be ignoring best practices and following the path of least resistance
8 Ways to Spark Summer Reading
Help your kids discover the pleasures of reading books.
Protecting Your Family's Devices From Hackers
Precautions consumers should take.
Clearing the Clutter: Choosing Where to Donate
Donating items to benefit others.
Deciphering Teen Text Messages
New slang is often harmless, but parents should monitor texts that fall into these areas.
Does Spending Time Online Destroy Empathy?
Six ways families can engage with online communities that actively encourage positive social values.
Help Your Kids Decide What News is Worth Sharing
Help your child evaluate what he or she finds online and form sound opinions by asking a few key questions.
Digital Resources To Keep Your Family Healthy
Get the scoop on reliable health information sites where your research can guide you to informed decisions that will protect and improve the health of your family.
Charity Begins at School
Help your children give back to others through these websites that connect families with schools, classrooms and individual students in need.
Common Sense Rules for Pokémon GO and Other Games
New games that fuse virtual and tangible worlds produce fun as well as risk. Keep these guidelines in mind to help protect your family.
Tips for Connected Caregivers
Consider these tips when talking to your caregiver about how and when it's OK to use a smartphone.
Keeping Family Smartphones Secure
Minimize some of the heartbreak involved with losing a cell phone by teaching these good habits as soon as kids get their first phone.
Straight Talk About Online Harassment
Cyberbullying may seem like something that happens to other people, but statistics say otherwise.
Raising Kids Who Can Code
Nine out of 10 parents want children to learn computer programming. Here are age-appropriate ways to help your children learn that skill.
New Guidelines for Tots and Technology
The AAP revises guidelines on screentime babies and toddlers, acknowledging that screens are everywhere.
Protecting Your Family’s Medical Information
Get into the habit of following these rules to help secure your family's medical records.
Resources for Online Searching: When Google Won’t Do
Help your children move beyond Google to get the most of online searches with these tips from a tech-savvy mom.
