Internet Safety and Apps: What You Need to Know as a Parent

Ghost Apps (hidden, also called “volt” apps), Sexting, and Online Predators are the latest things parents of “tweens”/teens have to worry about. I recently hosted a speaking engagement at a local church discussing these issues and tips.

Here are a few of the takeaways (links included):

1. Ghost or “Volt” Apps – Search for Calculator% and Best Secret Folder
2. Parents: Check Apps Purchased (or downloaded), Check for Redundancy, Get Parent Controls, Start a Conversation (more about that at the bottom)

   

3. Tips for Parents about Online Predators – Keeping Them Safe (from TeenSafe)
4. How Predators Contact your Children & How to Beat this Method (from TeenSafe)
5. Everything A Parent Needs to Know About Snapchat (from TeenSafe)
6. Everything a Parent Needs to Know About KIK (from TeenSafe)
7. Everything a Parent Needs to Know About YikYak (from TeenSafe)
8. Cell Phone Parental Control Software Reviews, Top 10 Products for 2016 
9. “Mentoring is more powerful than monitoring.” – By Devorah Heitner, PhD, founder Raising Digital Natives
10. E-book – “The TeenSafe Parenting Guide to Tech Safety” http://www.teensafe.com/blog/teensafe-parenting-guide-tech-safety
11. I just purchased: American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers by Nancy Jo Sales (Stay tuned for a review post)

*Local TV Station recently reported about Ghost Apps too!

If you need help with Social Media as a business, I could help! I personally manage social media for my clients, or teach their employees/staff optimization strategies, I also offer one-on-one training for professionals who call themselves “dinosaurs” to stay up-to-date in their careers. 

Call 855-880-5082 or email at [email protected].