Protect Kids Online

Instagram has announced a new "add-on" for their app, and it appears to be some competition for Snapchat's more popular features!  Hear about how it works, and chat with your teens about whether they plan to give this one a try!

There's never a mistake too big - we can always ask for help.  Hear some of the new stats (and resources) offered to victims of sextortion from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and Thorns Stopsextortion.com

Carl and Dana are joined by Ben, an Outreach Manager from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.  Hear about NCMEC's new into the Cloud program, geared toward younger kids, with episodes, activities, and an online game!

In this episode Dana and Carl hop into the newer social networking application Rabbit.  If your teen wants to share a streaming TV show, movie or YouTube channel have then jump into Rabbit where they can watch together with their friends.  However, like always, Dana and Carl will discuss the holes that Rabbit can dig into and expose your teen to something less hoppy.  

This month celebrates 3 years of online safety resource collaboration between WI Department of Justice and Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction!  Check out the updated resources available, hear about future plans for additional resources, and send in your thoughts for what you'd like to learn more about!

Do you follow your teen on social media as part of your online safety plan?  That's a great way to have relevant discussions with them about their app use...but are you aware of all of their accounts?  Carl and Dana talk about how common it is for kids (and bad guys) to have multiple accounts on social media platforms.

It's that time of year...Carl and Dana know that tech is a very big part of our kids' lives, and that includes schoolwork and homework!  Check out a few tips and app ideas that could become great resources for them (or you) as homework questions pop up.

Balancing screen-time limits with long travel?  This episode refers to a few tips to help navigate this balance, as well as a few app/website recommendations based on age and topic of interest.  There's even a bonus - some of them are educational!

Dana and Carl share information from a survey done of teens in a Wall Street Journal article.  Teens shared what they wish their parents knew about their tech use and things they wished their parents would do or talk about - what valuable information!  Check it out, it might guide some of those safety discussions with your teen.  

60% of parents say they are monitoring their kids' online behavior.  Are you one of them?  What does monitoring mean to you?  It is important not to get too bogged down in specific apps.  Know what your kids are using, but more importantly, HOW they are using them!  Need more information to get started?  Check out the interact! program at protectkidsonlinewi.gov.