A Better Option for Kid-Friendly Phones
July 30, 2021
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Jennifer Johnson
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The A12 and A32 featuring KidSmart OS “We’re building our phone into something kids want to use, and something parents feel comfortable giving to their kids. We want to give kids more freedom and to be the smartphone that grows up with them.”…
Teaching Kids About Cyber Safety
July 30, 2021
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Shanna Hovley
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According to a study by Pew University, 45% of kids and teens are online almost constantly. From computers to smartphones, there are a lot of ways to be online in our digital age. Unfortunately, there are many dangers of modern technology. While many…
Scavenger Hunt for Kids
July 29, 2021
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Tiffany Tolman
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Looking for something to keep your kids occupied for ten minutes or a couple hours? Something that entertains but also educates, uplifts, and encourages creativity and interaction? Then consider the benefits of scavenger hunts for kids. Whether you organize an outdoor scavenger hunt—where…
How to encourage your child to read
July 28, 2021
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Shanna Hovley
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If you’ve spent any time as a parent, you’ve doubtless been swarmed with other parents, teachers, or articles advocating reading as a key component in your child’s development and telling you how to motivate your child to read. Reading is a hard thing…
Kids and Cell Phone Use: Help Them Set the Limits
July 27, 2021
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Tiffany Tolman
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I don’t know what it is about kids and cell phone use, but it feels like sometimes we, as parents, lose our minds when it comes to rules and expectations. We swing anywhere on the spectrum from total lockdown all the way to…
Why Troomi?
July 26, 2021
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Reagan Fausett
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Tech has become an indispensable part of our lives. Most of us can hardly remember what it was like before cell phones and computers (we’ll chalk that up to our youthfulness rather than our memory loss. . .), and our kids have never…
Sexting Stats
July 23, 2021
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Shanna Hovley
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What is Sexting? Sexting is sending sexually explicit (or suggestive) texts, photos, or videos. These can be sent via cell phone, computer, email, social media, or other digital devices. While sexting hasn’t been found to be widespread in teenagers, it is still a…
How to Protect Children on YouTube
July 22, 2021
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Shanna Hovley
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YouTube is pretty common in many households. We share funny videos, watch history lessons, or discover how to fix our sink. Kids watch YouTube as well, and they watch it how we watch tv. There are tv shows, music videos, and entertainment all…