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3 08, 2018

Parental Alert ! Sex traffickers are using Social Media to target teens & children

By | 2018-08-03T09:35:55+00:00 August 3rd, 2018|Child Safety, Monitor Child Social Media, online safety, Parental Control, parental tips|0 Comments

Parents go to great extent to keep their children safe, but one of the greatest threats is within their palms “The Mobile phone”. Parents can’t even imagine how dangerous is the mobile phone to a kid.   According to Judi Paparozzi, an adjunct professor at UNC Pembroke and an expert on human trafficking, traffickers use social media to target children.   “The worldwide market for sex trafficking is 11 to 14 years [...]

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22 06, 2018

How safe is Snapmap or Snapchat Maps feature for kids

By | 2018-07-25T09:47:36+00:00 June 22nd, 2018|Child Safety, online safety|0 Comments

Is Snapchat Map or Snap Map safe for children? As with any technology, device, platform, or service, new features can have an unexpected impact on user safety and privacy. Snapchat have recently released a new feature called Snap Map. PARENT ALERT: Snapchat Maps Update Could Put Your Child At Risk! For parents, Snap Map may be a cause for concern about their kids using this feature. As we all know kids are [...]

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6 02, 2018

Benefits of being Digital Moms

By | 2018-02-06T12:16:40+00:00 February 6th, 2018|Child Safety|0 Comments

This article discusses benefits of being digital moms which may help moms to raise connected children and protect them from the cruelties of the digital world also secure them from online dangers. Parents especially mom play a significant role in inculcating children with a healthy and positive attitude towards technology. We cannot expect our children to be good digital citizens if we are not signifying a good citizenship. ‘Do what I do’ is [...]

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2 08, 2017

Blue Whale Challenge: Everything parents need to know

By | 2017-12-11T13:33:16+00:00 August 2nd, 2017|Child Safety, online safety, Parental Control|4 Comments

Challenges and teens have gone hand in hand long before the invention of mobile phones or social media. The party game “truth or dare” has been played for centuries. Today, social media introduces dares to entirely new audiences, causing challenges to go viral. For many teens, peer pressure combined with fear of missing out makes it very difficult to not only participate in but also to seek out some of these viral [...]

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3 03, 2017

Harmful Effects Of Smartphones On Children

By | 2017-04-17T12:03:52+00:00 March 3rd, 2017|Child Safety|0 Comments

There is no doubting the benefits of the Smartphones. Ease of communication, the anywhere, anytime contact - with friends, family and in theory at least the efficiency brought to busy lives. But every technological advance that provides such dramatic benefits has consequential costs too.   Almost 9 out of 10 children in the India now have a smartphone. While they can be beneficial in helping children stay in touch with worried parents, [...]

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12 02, 2017

Are Smartphones dangerous to your kid’s eyes

By | 2017-04-17T12:10:15+00:00 February 12th, 2017|Child Safety|0 Comments

Scientists are warning parents about the dangers associated with too much cell phone use. Children holding mobile phones too close to their face are at increased risk of becoming cross-eyed with the condition affecting children who use phones four to eight hours per day. While smartphones may seem like an easy way to keep young children entertained, doctors and researchers say that there are ways to utilize smartphones without increasing your child’s [...]

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4 11, 2016

Tips to teach your teen to be cyber smart citizen!

By | 2017-05-08T10:10:58+00:00 November 4th, 2016|Child Safety, online safety, parental tips|1 Comment

Making smart cyber choices today is very important. As children are online now more than ever, it’s important to realize that your child’s digital image is their future. Your child’s online reputation determines what college they get into and where they’ll work in the future. Today, 98% of employers run an Internet search on applicants and if they find a negative online presence, 77% of those employers will not invite the applicant in [...]

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6 10, 2016

10 Dangerous Apps For Kids That Every Parents Need to Know

By | 2017-05-08T10:42:56+00:00 October 6th, 2016|Child Safety, online safety, parental tips|0 Comments

Technology is a beautiful thing. Social media and smart devices are part of our daily lives and the apps we install on them makes them invaluable. There are literally millions of apps available and among them, there are few dangerous apps. You may be thinking your kids are downloading apps because they are just a simple way for them to keep in contact with their friends. This is certainly true for most [...]

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8 09, 2016

Should Parents Monitor their Children’s Social media?

By | 2017-05-29T05:40:07+00:00 September 8th, 2016|Blog, Child Safety, online safety|1 Comment

Social networking is on the rise, a recent survey conducted by ASSOCHAM (Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India) , revealed that on avg of 73% children aged between 8 and 13 in metropolitan cities are using Facebook and other social networking sites. The survey also said that almost 82% parents helped their kids create their Social Media profile. DS Rawat, secretary-general, ASSOCHAM, says, “Children’s are gaining access to social media at a [...]

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18 08, 2016

5 Mistakes Kids Make Online

By | 2017-05-08T13:08:48+00:00 August 18th, 2016|Blog, Child Safety, online safety, Parental Control, Uncategorized|0 Comments

  Social media looks very exciting to children. It is filled with new places and people. It can easily be all consuming unless boundaries are established. Social media has many different venues: Skype, Facebook, Kik, Instagram, and Twitter just to name a few.  With all these different platforms comes different rules for engagement and many times kids and teens do not understand the potential dangers of engaging on social media and different [...]

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