Instagram has about a billion monthly active users and over 500 million logging on each day. In 2018, 72% of teenagers used the platform, and as of October 2020, it was the third most popular social network with teens. With millions of kids posting and connecting digitally, you might be asking, “are there Instagram parental controls?” […]
TikTok is trending! And with its undeniable popularity, it’s important to understand capabilities for possible TikTok parental control. Wait…I still don’t get it? Before taking a deep dive into Tiktok parental control options, let’s pause and give ourselves a refresher course on what it is. In a nutshell, it’s Twitter meets YouTube: user-generated content in […]
Snapchat snuck on the scene quietly in 2011, and by 2013 it had made a significant splash, especially with teenagers. It’s no wonder that some are searching for Snapchat parental control as they seek to keep their kids safe online. UPDATE TO THIS BLOG (02.10.2021): Snapchat is rolling out a new feature called “Friend Check Up” […]
It’s talked about so much that even if you aren’t on the popular social media platform, chances are, you’ve heard of TikTok. It’s one of the trendiest things out there, and its prevalence is undeniable. We can’t help but ask the question, why is TikTok so popular? Wait…what is it? In a nutshell, it’s Twitter […]
It seems like it’s on the tip of everyone’s tongue these days, and just like with other popular social media platforms, parents are asking, “is TikTok safe for kids?” TikTok has over 2 billion downloads worldwide and about 800 million active users each month; it was the No. 1 downloaded app in the first few […]
Stephanie Diehl, a parenting coach and consultant, wrote about how prevalent sexting is and how damaging it can be for teens. Whether working with parents to create device usage plans for their families or equipping them to talk openly and honestly with their children about sex, pornography, and sexting, Stephanie feels that putting tools in […]
According to one study, 95% of teenagers had smartphones in 2018, up from 23% in 2012. Social media and apps are terms and industries that didn’t exist a few decades ago. Memes joke about how social networks in the ‘90s were kids riding bikes from one house to the next, and teenagers had never heard […]