Safety

If your house is anything like mine, it’s overrun with cords and wires. They snake over every open surface, connecting video game consoles to the TV, the TV to an extension cord, and the extension cord to the wall. This cacophony of cables…

Picture this: you and the kids are on a family outing to a youth baseball game. Before you enter the ballpark, you put on your mama or papa bear hat and carefully instruct each kid to stay close to you. After handing out…

I love video games. They tend to get a pretty bad rap, but video games can be a fun (and often challenging) way for kids to spend their free time. Spending too much time on any screen can lead to tech addiction, but…

When I was in first grade, I rode the bus to school every morning. It would pick me and my friends up in front of our neighbor’s house and carry us through the busy streets of suburban Salt Lake City right to the…

There’s nothing better than getting outside, and I think most kids would agree with me. Whether you and your kids are hitting the trail for a high-quality hike or relaxing by the pool, time spent in the great outdoors is time well spent.…

When you were a kid, what was your favorite place? Was it the backyard garden, a kindergarten classroom, or your family’s kitchen table? For many kids, their favorite place is the playground. My first grade students proved this day after day. Every morning,…

Here at Troomi, we’ve talked a lot about tech dangers to children. Now let’s talk about one of the positive uses of tech. Tech can be used to save children from sex trafficking and help law enforcement locate online content depicting sexual child…

When we were kids, staying safe was as simple as our parents saying, “Don’t talk to strangers.” Back then, there just weren’t as many ways that predators could learn about or come in contact with potential victims. Now, with kids going online at…