Safeguarding & Prevention Archives

What is Pornhub? A Parent’s Guide

By Media Savvy Moms PodcastJan 16, 2020

Hey parents! Do you know what Pornhub is? Chances are, your kids know enough about it to carry on a conversation around the lunch table at school. Are you prepared to fight back against this multi-million-dollar monstrosity? We’ve recently had an epiphany—a lightbulb moment if you will. Since we fight porn every day, we took it for granted that everyone knows what Pornhub is, but apparently that’s not the case! (See story below.) We know you can’t stop an enemy if you don’t know it exists. So today we’re giving you the parent’s definitive guide to Pornhub. Deciding to do…

Getting Involved, Safeguarding & Prevention

Screen Time & Healthy Boundaries with Andrea Davis, Better Screen Time

By Media Savvy Moms PodcastJan 09, 2020

Have you ever tried to talk to your kids about reigning in their screen time—and gotten that glazed-over look? ... Uh-huh, we feel your pain. Worry less, connect more That’s exactly what inspired Andrea Davis, a former teacher, and mother of five, to launch Better Screen Time. For her, it’s all about creating positive strategies for screens and technology. She and her husband have created a system to help parents worry less and connect more with their kids. Ahhhh ...worry less and connect more. Doesn’t that sound impossible...er, I mean ah-mazing? Apparently, there are a few tricks to getting your…

Parenting Survival Tips, Safeguarding & Prevention

Tech for the Holidays with Sarah Siegand, Co-founder of Parents Who Fight

By Media Savvy Moms PodcastNov 20, 2019

Does your family love to give and receive tech, devices, and media over the holidays? Are these things SAFE? What do you need to to consider before shopping? Tune in and find out! Want to feel more educated when you’re shopping for tech? Not sure what’s safe for your kids--or how to make it safe? We know the feeling. We’re moms too. It seems like we’ve just gotten all our screens and devices figured out and protected … and then the holidays come around. Time to add more to the pile! And more to figure out! Ahhh! That’s…

Safeguarding & Prevention

Anime: Gateway to Porn?

By Media Savvy Moms PodcastOct 09, 2019

With so many different levels of anime intertwined with our pop culture, where do we draw the line with our kids? How do we keep them safe? Related Article: Five Things Parents Need to Know About Anime Pokemon. Digimon. Manga. Hentai. All of these things are considered “anime” … but what should we allow in our homes? Does “innocent” content lead our kids into darker places? How slippery is the slope? How do we have these conversations with our kids? Lacy Bentley is an expert on these issues, starting out as an anime-obsessed teen girl herself, and now working as…

Overcoming Pornography, Safeguarding & Prevention

Teens Screens Connection & Happiness

By MarilynSep 03, 2019

We’ve all heard it. We’ve all read it. “The smartphone has ruined this generation!” Perhaps in your own moment of concern, you said, “Gosh, that’s terrible!” as you continued scrolling your news feed, not knowing what more you could do about it. You’re not alone. Just so you know, this is not your average post about social media. We won’t be discussing the perils of Instagram, Snapchat, Tik Tok or anything of that ilk. That's not to say these perils don’t exist, they do! It’s just not where we’re going today. This post isn't about mindless scrolling either or the…

Safeguarding & Prevention, Tweens & Teens

Too Much Screen Time?

By Media Savvy Moms PodcastJul 17, 2019

Love them or hate them, screens are here to stay. But when it comes to our kids, how much screen time is too much? How do we know? What do the experts say? Are all children the same? There’s no doubt. Screen time is a hot topic. While many schools are handing out free laptops, parents worry that kids are missing out on all the benefits of analog learning and outdoor play. Are we being over-protective? Or is there legitimate cause for concern? Realistically, the answer is both YES and NO. We need to stop thinking about screen time as…

Safeguarding & Prevention

Digital Safety & Divorce

By Media Savvy Moms PodcastJul 03, 2019

Divorced or not … are your kids digitally safe when they’re away from you? Today we’ll explore this question and share some tips from special guest and clinical psychologist Dr. Tracy Bennett. Dr. Tracy Bennett is a clinical psychologist, CEO and Founder of Get Kids Internet Safe, and author of Screen Time in the Mean Time: A Parenting Guide to Get Kids and Teens Internet Safe. Throughout more than 25 years of clinical practice, she has guided thousands of families through digital injuries. Dr. Bennett also serves as adjunct faculty at California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI), where she…

Parenting Survival Tips, Safeguarding & Prevention

Navigating Bad Parenting Advice About Pornography

By Media Savvy Moms PodcastJun 19, 2019

When it comes to parenting, people are full of advice--both good and bad. But what do you say when someone gives you bad parenting advice regarding pornography? Today we’re going to give you some talking points to handle those sometimes awkward situations! Related Article: Parenting, Porn and Not-So-Common Sense We recently had a mind-boggling experience in an online parenting group. A mother was seeking advice regarding her 12-year-old who was using online pornography. In response, several other parents recommended that she give him porn magazines to help him fight the urge to look at online porn. Wait … what? We…

Parenting Survival Tips, Safeguarding & Prevention

Teens Reveal 8 Ways to Build Up the Courage to Resist Porn

By AnonymousApr 26, 2019

The ideas and content for this post were graciously submitted by one of our wonderful community members. If you have an experience you think other parents could benefit from hearing, please contact us using the form provided below. Courage, some have said, is not the absence of fear, but the control of it. Hmmm. Control. That’s a word that seems to come up often in conversations about keeping young people safe from pornography. Control the media that comes into your home. Control the time spent online. Exercise self-control over the sites you visit. Age controls for accessing different tech devices…

Safeguarding & Prevention, Tweens & Teens

Protecting Families with the Bark App

By Media Savvy Moms PodcastApr 24, 2019

Overwhelmed with the idea of combing through every single text and app and email on your kids' devices to make sure they are staying safe? We have a tool to help. The Bark app monitors text messaging, YouTube, email, social media platforms and apps and then sends automatic alerts to signs of cyberbullying, depression, online predators, adult content, and more. But what we love most about Bark is that they encourage a collaborative approach--parents and kids working together as a team! Join us as we chat with Titania Jordan, Chief Marketing Officer of Bark.us, about this super cool tool to help…

Safeguarding & Prevention