tweens
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Should I Keep Track of Who My Nephews Game With Online?
The worry over how our kids and teenagers will navigate an online world full of images, language, and people we’d prefer they never encounter is not reserved for parents alone. Many other adults in their lives, from teachers and mentors to aunts and uncles, also feel a sense of responsibility for keeping kids safe as…
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What Parents Need to Know About Twitch
First, our kids decided it was exciting to watch other kids “unbox” new toys or other items. Now, watching other people play video games — or do, basically, whatever — live online is the height of entertainment. That’s why the live-streaming platform Twitch has grown in popularity; it is primarily used for live gaming streams,…
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What Parents Need To Know About TikTok’s New Parental Control Tool
If TikTok was having a moment before the pandemic, it’s really experiencing a surge in popularity and attention right now as tweens and teens everywhere are stuck at home and have nothing better to do than convince their parents to perform choreographed dances for social media. So the timing is good for the short-form video…
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Who – Or What – Is A VSCO Girl?
If you’ve noticed that your tween or teen girl has been regularly wearing a uniform of oversized T-shirts, Birkenstock sandals, shell necklaces and messy buns held in place with scrunchies, she may be a VSCO girl — especially if she’s been begging for you to splurge on a $50 Hydro Flask.