Internet & Social Media

What happens when teens catch their own bad behavior on video? The answer is simple: they share it. On YouTube, on Facebook, on Snapchat, or by sending video files via text, instant/direct message, or email to their friends. Who then share it with their friends. Who, in turn, share it with their friends. And on and on. Before anyone realizes what’s happening, it’s possible the original video is out there

Children’s Screen Time 2011-2017 In the fall of 2013, the non-profit media research group Common Sense Media released a landmark study on children’s media use in America. It was the first large-scale survey on how our children use digital technology and media. Common Sense promotes safe and responsible use of media for children and families. The stated goal of the study was to give parents, teachers, media creators, children’s health

In late May, 2018, police in Sarasota County, Florida arrested 21 adult men on charges stemming from their intent to have sex with teenage boys and girls. A story in the Bradenton Herald details the outcome of Operation Intercept V, a police sting mounted by Sarasota County police to “protect children in Sarasota County from online predators.” The operation resulted in over 60 felony charges brought against men between the

The news media loves a crisis. That’s how they sell papers, increase viewership, and get website clicks. Big crises are easy to push: international incidents, natural disasters, and salacious scandals sell themselves because everyone wants to know what’s going on. But when there is no crisis, media outlets try to create one in order to boost their numbers. A recent article published on the tech and science website Undark claims

The Digital Revolution changed the way we live our lives. It’s hard to believe that only twenty years ago, most people were just beginning to use email as a standard method of communication. The vast majority of us relied on old fashioned landlines and answering machines, and some of us still wrote actual letters with paper and pen. Mobile phones had physical push buttons. Hand-held touch screens were the stuff

When you were young, you probably heard this line about a thousand times from your parents: “Too much television is going to rot your brain.” Every time they said it, you’d roll your eyes – internally if you had strict parents – and think to yourself: “There’s no way something so good could be so bad. Television is awesome.” Now that you have a teenager, you’ve probably said this line

We’ll cut to the chase on this topic: the best way to talk to an internet-obsessed teen about sex is openly and honestly. This article will offer tips, advice, and introduce ideas to help you with the how and the what of your open and honest conversation. We’ll back up our suggestions with links to research so you can read the primary sources for yourself. If you want the super-quick