Every year I’m asked to speak to our school PTA about digital safety. Teaching digital safety to kids isn’t easy, especially when cell phones, laptops, and tablets provide convenience and connectivity that we need. We want our kids to be connected to us through their cell phones if they need us but that also means…
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6 Conversations About Digital Safety Every Family Should Be Having
This post is sponsored by TextNow My day often starts with my two sleepy teens making their way to the breakfast table with phones in hand. They’ll catch up on TikTok or respond to texts or Snaps before it’s phones away as we eat. Sometimes one will send me a text with a link to…
How to Use Video Games to Connect with Your Kids
Screen time. It makes many parents groan, especially during the summer following over a year of online and hybrid school. Unplugging is important and so is the down time that allows our kids to find and foster their own interest. But if their interests center around gaming, use this to your advantage. Use video games…
How to Save Money on Your Wireless Bill with Xfinity Mobile
*This is a sponsored post on behalf of Comcast. All opinions are my own. As a family with four cell phone users, we’re always looking for ways to save money on our monthly wireless bill. We’ve gotten used to working and learning at home where we can rely on our home Wi-Fi instead of data…
4 Ways to Improve the Background of Your Video Calls
This post is sponsored by Corning® Gorilla® Glass Over the last year of the pandemic, we’ve learned things we might not have learned otherwise. We’ve realized our family’s limits spending time together 24/7, managed virtual schooling while working from home, and noticed how important good lighting is for video calls. But how often have you peered…
YouTube Supervised Experiences Provide Safer Exploration for Tweens
As adults, we love YouTube for the multitude of varied content but as parents, we’ve been concerned about our kids’ safety. We’ve trusted the YouTube Kids app to keep them safe for years. But if your tween or teen is growing up and out the kids app, YouTube supervised experiences is a new option that…
6 Ways Families Can Work Together to Be Internet Awesome on Safer Internet Day
This Safer Internet Day post is sponsored by Google It’s the first email I see in the morning as I open my inbox. It’s from an individual whose tone tends to range from passive aggressive to hostile. I take a deep breath and click to open it, not knowing if it will elicit an eyeroll…
10 Best Gifts for Gadget Lovers
The links in this post are affiliate links and I will receive a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking on a link. There’s never any shortage of shiny new gadgets but figuring out exactly what you need can be absolutely mind boggling. This year’s Best Gifts for Gadget Lovers includes new gadgets…
Ixpand Wireless Phone Charger Provides Automatic Backup for Busy Families
This post was sponsored by SanDisk as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own. We don’t think about the content on our phones until disaster strikes. A drop that renders a phone useless, unintentional waterboarding in a backpack or purse, or accidentally losing it…
5 Teacher Tech Essentials for Virtual Classrooms
This post is sponsored by Logitech When coronavirus closed schools in March, every teacher did the best they could to transition to emergency schooling. This fall educators across the country reimagined their teaching spaces and got creative to engage a new group of students. They’re using new online teaching tools and tech essentials for virtual…
