Tag: child

Protecting children online: Where Florida’s new law falls short

January 14, 2025

Some of the state’s new child safety law can be easily circumvented. Should it have gone further? Florida’s state legislators recently passed a new bill aimed at protecting children online. The highlights of the bill, which is known as HB 3, are mandatory age verification for accessing material that is deemed harmful to minors, and prohibiting … More Protecting children online: Where Florida’s new law falls short

Finding Balance: Nurturing Independence While Ensuring Safety

August 16, 2024

As parents, we all want to see our children thrive and become independent, especially in their use of the digital world. However, as we encourage freedom and self-reliance, we often find ourselves grappling with the constant worry about their safety. In this blog, we will be joined by child psychologist Jarmila Tomkova to explore the … More Finding Balance: Nurturing Independence While Ensuring Safety

How can I keep my child safe from sextortion?

March 1, 2024

Technology plays an integral role in our daily lives. Because of this, parents are facing the growing challenges of guiding their children through the complexities of online interactions. One particularly concerning aspect is the sharing of intimate photos or videos, or ‘sexting’,  which has become prevalent among younger people. A recent Guardian article sheds light … More How can I keep my child safe from sextortion?

The algorithms that suggest your kids’ content

April 20, 2022

When considering mental health issues linked to online behavior, our thoughts may turn to cyberbullying, but there is another concern far more formidable than we might realize — access. Search engines have given us easy access to more and seemingly ever-fresh sources of content that have the potential to be just as detrimental, if not … More The algorithms that suggest your kids’ content

Instagram rolls out new features to help prevent cyberbullying

April 26, 2021

The social media platform is stepping up efforts to help stomp out harassment and other abusive behavior. Instagram has unveiled new tools to help combat cyberbullying and other abusive behavior on the platform – a filter that will prevent users from seeing abusive Direct Messages (DMs) and a tool to stop someone a user has blocked … More Instagram rolls out new features to help prevent cyberbullying