The minimum age to open an account on nearly every social media platform—TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, Kik, YouTube, Snapchat, Facebook, and more— is 13. Despite this requirement, displayed on each of these site’s “Terms of Use,” a study conducted in the U.K. by Ofcom finds that nearly 80 percent of 12-year-olds already have social media accounts.

Thank goodness for Zoom and all the other communication technologies that kept us connected during the pandemic. One of the many ways I relied on Zoom during the last year was to launch our Cyberwise Chat series.

When I wrote these words just a couple years ago for my book, “Raising Humans in a Digital World: Helping Kids Build a Healthy Relationship with Technology,” little did I know that one day soon COVID-19 would make it nearly impossible to collect “real hugs, genuine smiles, and hearty high fives.”

Parents everywhere are assaulted by conflicting research and advice about kids and screens.

“What concerns you most when you think about technology and your child?” That’s the icebreaker question I typically ask when meeting with parents.

October is National Bullying Prevention Month, and as if on cue the Pew Research Center released its latest research on the topic. According to their comprehensive report, more than half of U.S. teens (59%) have experienced "some form of cyberbullying."

With summer upon us, our kids will (hopefully) be heading outdoors. But chances are they won’t be going anywhere without that little companion in their pockets: their mobile phones.

Chances are as you read this your child is sending a Snapchat, but do parents fully understand how the app is being used? Hint: It isn't all bad.

Parents like me who had kids before Snapchat, Instagram, Tumblr, YouTube, and even Facebook were a thing, have been caught with our pants down, so to speak. We are digital parenting pioneers: navigating new apps, deciphering text speak, misusing emojis, and certainly embarrassing our kids as we muddle through a world that switched from analog to digital in the blink of an eye.

Diana Graber discusses the need to teach cyber civics as an important digital - and life - skill for our children's future success.

Online safety education moves from fear based messaging to a more reasoned discussion on the benefits of technology and offers ways to manage risks.

Nearly every digital activity—posting, blogging, downloading, uploading, remixing— calls upon ethical thinking.

Allowing tech slowly into your child's life is more reasonable, and manageable, than no tech at all. Learn how to implement 'slow tech' at home.