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Predators Know All About This… Do You?

November 28, 2018 - Babies, Children, Crime, Online Safety, Parenting, Predators, Sextortion, Snapchat

Blackmailing young people to send nude photos online is a vicious and growing trend. This is something all parents need to be talking to their children about.

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Instagram, Snapchat, and Teen Plastic Surgery

November 14, 2018 - body image, Children, Instagram, plastic surgery, Snapchat, Social Media

The stats are staggering. Teens are having plastic surgery like never before. Why? You know why…

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Here’s How We Parent Online

November 8, 2018 - Children, Cyberbullying, Family, Online Safety, Parenting, Phones, Porn, School, Sexting, Smart Phones, Social Media, Teachers, Technology, Texting

This is the one tool Above The Fray endorses to help parents keep their kids safe online. You can learn more by visiting BeAboveTheFray.org/bark.

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Silicon Valley Is Sounding The Alarm. This Should Scare The Hell Out Of You.

October 31, 2018 - Apps, Children, Online Safety, Parenting, Phones, Screen Time, Student, Technology, Teens

If the people who are building these tools and, games, and devices are now saying they don’t want their kids using them… shouldn’t that be the wakeup call we need? Read: A Dark Consensus About Screens and Kids Begins to Emerge in Silicon Valley Read:…

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Finally… A Parental Monitoring App We Can Endorse

October 17, 2018 - Apps, Children, Cyberbullying, Family, Online Safety, Parenting, Phones, School, Social Media, Student, Teens, Texting

After years of saying no to parental monitoring apps, we finally found one that works for parents, schools, and young people. Watch, then visit: https://www.bark.us/abovethefray#signup

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Teachers, Principals, and Superintendents… This One Is For YOU!

October 10, 2018 - Children, Parenting, Princiapals, School, Smart Phones, Teachers, Teens

Educators play a unique role in helping kids handle the digital world, and one of the most important ways of doing that is by talking about the issue.

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This Group Of Kids Is At Risk Right Now

October 3, 2018 - Children, Family, Parenting, Smart Phones, Social Media, Teachers, Texting

The conversations have to be happening earlier and earlier because, guess what, they’re getting phones at earlier and earlier ages!

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We Asked… You Answered: 2018 Back-To-School Educator Survey

September 12, 2018 - Children, Online Safety, Parenting, Princiapals, School, Teachers, Technology, Teens, Uncategorized

Without further ado, here are the results of our 2018 Back-To-School Educator Survey.

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YouTube Challenges And Your Kids

August 22, 2018 - Children, Parenting, Teens, YouTube

This seems like something we shouldn’t even have to discuss, right? But it’s all too real. And your child might be at risk.

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No One – Not Parents, Not Kids – No One Wants To Hear This

August 15, 2018 - Children, Empathy, Facebook, Family, Instagram, Online Safety, Parenting, Porn, Smart Phones, Snapchat, Social Media, Student, Technology, Teens

Studying the effects of digital technology on kids for the past few years has finally led me to this place. It’s not where I want to be. It’s where I have to be. And I think, once you watch this video, you’ll agree. Read this:…

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