Giving Your Child a Smartphone
April 15, 2021
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Reagan Fausett
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Making the decision to get your child a phone isn’t easy. There are so many questions to ask yourself. Is your child ready for the responsibility of a phone? What kind of phone should they get? Should you regulate their use? Let’s take…
Helping Your Kids Balance Phone Use and Family Time
April 14, 2021
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We’ve all seen a family out for dinner together but instead of talking with each other, they’re all on their phones. We might shake our heads at this, but the thing is, we’re all guilty of getting sucked into our phones (don’t tell…
Cell Phone and Internet Safety Rules for Kids
April 8, 2021
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Reagan Fausett
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As a parent, the most important thing is your child’s safety. When we think of safety, we usually think of teaching our kids to look both ways and hold our hands when crossing the street. But in today’s world, safety encompasses much more…
The Dangers of Online Child Predators and How to Avoid Them
April 6, 2021
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Reagan Fausett
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Thanks to the news, every parent is sufficiently freaked out about their child encountering an online predator. While the reality is that your child will likely never come across one, it’s never a bad idea to prepare them in case the situation arises.…
The Dangers of Social Media For Kids
April 5, 2021
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Reagan Fausett
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What’s the biggest lie you tell yourself? Mine is “Oh, I’m just going to check my phone for a couple minutes.” I’m sure you can relate. It’s like stepping into an inverted Narnia wardrobe: What feels like a couple minutes is actually an…
How to Help Your Child Address a Pornography Problem
April 2, 2021
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Reagan Fausett
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Pornography is prevalent in this day and age. What used to only be accessible in dingy magazine shops and dark corners of neighborhood movie stores is now accessible with the click of a button—day or night. Anyone—including your child— is susceptible to exposure,…
Introducing Your Kid to a Phone
March 26, 2021
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Reagan Fausett
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Addiction to smart devices is real. Many adults are pulled into spending hours and hours on their phones and computers. Working from home during COVID has given us a good cop-out for always having our devices at the ready, but if we’re being…
Cyberbullying: What Are the Effects?
February 25, 2021
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Reagan Fausett
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We're all familiar with the stereotypical cases of school bullying from TV shows and movies: high school jocks shoving the smaller kids into lockers or the "cool girls" making fun of another girl's outfit. We know our children might face this type of…