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Tony speaks with Assistant Director of Instruction for Sumner County Schools, Scott Langford and Dr. Rolando Toyos with Toyos Clinics.

The social media challenges are multiplying under "safer-at-home" directives! We cover the two latest challenges, one of them lets your kids get "high" with an item you most likely have in your pantry! With zoom in the news the past week for serious security issues, we cover what you can use instead.

In part two of today's program: With kids spending so much more time online right now, for their security and safety, its critical to make sure they're using strong passwords. We also tackle how you should be handling those "security" questions that sites require. The information on these may surprise you.

In this weeks edition of Sumner County Spotlight Tony Richards speaks with Dr. James Gill, Executive Director of the Sumner County Food Bank.

On this edition of The Spotlight, Tony speaks with Chris Cannon with Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development and with Dr. Bradley Bale.

In part one of today's program: The social media challenges don't stop just because most of us are under "safer-at-home" directives. There's a new challenge out, the Coughing Coronavirus, that can get your kids arrested, not to mention, have your neighbors very upset with you! With most kids at home, are you or your kids using zoom? Make sure you've got these security settings on, or you may be surprised with pornography videos.

In part two of today's program: The kids are getting restless and you need to work. Letting them play their online games isn't the end of the world, but if you aren't careful, they could be chatting with strangers, bullied, or accessing pornography through Discord. Don't know what Discord is? Today we cover what it is, what parents and kids have to say about it, and how to talk to your kids who want to grow up and be "full-time" gamers for a living.

In this edition of the spotlight, Tony speaks with The President and CEO's of the Gallatin and Hendersonville Chambers of Commerce.

In this Special edition Tony speaks with the President and CEO's of the Gallatin and Hendersonville Chambers of Commerce.

In part one of today's program: We're all washing our hands ~ a lot, but what about your phone? Your phone has tons of germs, in fact, it's seven times dirtier than your toilet, and the Coronavirus can live on it for at least a day if not longer. We're going to cover how to clean your smartphone without damaging it.

In part two of today's program: With the kids home from school and nowhere to go, it's easy just to let them live on social media and play online games. While that may keep them happy and quiet, it could create serious problems for them in the future with colleges and employers. There are lots of exciting things online to keep them happy, and most are free! We're going to go over some of the top things your kids can do during this time, both online and offline.

In part one of today’s program: Are your kids dating? Even if you think they’re not dating, the odds are ~ they are! We talk about digital teen dating violence, how to recognize the signs, how to talk to kids about it and tips to keep them safe. In part two of today’s program: Those picture-perfect apps are causing eating disorders, depression, anxiety and suicide in today’s kids, and most parents don’t recognize the signs until it’s too late. Learn about the top photo “fixing” apps as well as great conversation-starting points to discuss with your kids.

In part one of today’s program: Do you know about social media challenges? What about the ones kids are doing today? We cover the top 5 dangerous challenges that every adult should know along with some tips. In part two of today’s program: Have you heard kids talk about “canceling” someone? This is the “cancel” culture of today and it’s a subtle form of bullying. We talk about the signs to look out for and things you can do to help prevent your kids from taking part in this trend.