Below are some links to helpful sites for families to encourage healthy digital well-being.
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Common Sense Media for multiple resources on Movies and TV; Books; Apps, Games and Websites; Advice for Parents; Latino; and more. Under "Advice for Parents" you will see categories sorted by Age; Digital Life; Links Articles; and More.
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How can I help my kid avoid digital drama?
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What are the most popular Questions regarding Social Media?
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Making Digital Well-Being a Habit.
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Social Media, Social Life: a report of a 2018 research survey in which 1,151 teens ages 13-17 were polled on their social media likes, dislikes, habits, etc.
Technology and Teens:
Dr Ruth Peters offers information about how parents can monitor their child's cell phone use... using simple password protected settings offered by most cell phone providers.
What is Pic for Pic? Dangerous and illegal activity involving teens and cell phones. Yes, it can happen at our school!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24970829/
Parents: If you don't think you need to monitor your children online, you may be surprised when you read these statistics: http://www.netlingo.com/tips/cyber-safety-statistics.php
TOP 50 TEXT TERMS BY CATEGORY:
http://www.netlingo.com/top50/index.php
TOP 50 INTERNET ACRONYMS PARENTS NEED TO KNOW
http://www.netlingo.com/top50/acronyms-for-parents.php
TOP 50 MOST POPULAR TEXT MESSAGE TERMS:
http://www.netlingo.com/top50/popular-text-terms.php