Family Tech Blog

Tag: device

  • Here’s Why Your Passwords Don’t Work

    Here’s Why Your Passwords Don’t Work

     

    Joe and Beth have had a Living Room Workshop and bought What’s in Your Pocket? They are doing everything they can to protect their kids online. They have accountability software, filters, and they even sit down with their kids every now and then and talk about internet safety. It’s great…for a few months. Then, suddenly, during one of their family meetings Billy tells them he saw something he shouldn’t have. It bothered him pretty badly and the whole family is having to re-establish their plan. (more…)

  • Why We Don’t Like Musical.ly

    Why We Don’t Like Musical.ly

     

    I installed Musical.ly on my phone just to see what it was all about. “I have to do this sort of thing,” I said “it’s my job.” I then began to look around on the app and was annoyed very quickly. Unsurprisingly, it’s all about music. It’s about the latest pop hits, it’s about the classic songs everyone knows, and it’s about videos. Lots and lots of pre-teens making their own music videos. (more…)

  • Your Family Device Security Checklist

    Your Family Device Security Checklist

     

    There are many steps to take in order to start protecting your family online. Below is the checklist from our book What’s in Your Pocket? (more…)

  • You Need a “Device Contract” with Your Kids

    You Need a “Device Contract” with Your Kids

     

    In our book What’s in Your Pocket? we emphasise online and offline involvement in your child’s digital life. The fact is that…

    You can talk to your kids until you’re blue in the face about the internet, but if you aren’t keeping tabs on what they are accessing, you’re not doing all you can to help them. On the other hand, you can keep watch like a hawk on what your kids do online, but if you never talk to them about it, you’re just gaining knowledge that you never use to make any change. You have to put forth the effort on both fronts.

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  • How to Find Your Operating System

    How to Find Your Operating System

    Excerpt from our book, What’s in Your Pocket?

    Finding your operating system is the first step to protecting your children online. Follow the process outlined for your device below to learn how to lookup the controls tutorials that meet your needs.  (more…)

  • Should Your Teen Use Snapchat?

    Should Your Teen Use Snapchat?

     

    I think Snapchat is a bad idea, and not for the reasons you may think.

    The video below gives a pretty good description of my feelings and what I think parents should do when they see Snapchat on their kids’ phone. (more…)

  • Accountability Software you CAN afford!

    Accountability Software you CAN afford!

     

    Accountability software has been around for a long time. I remember installing CovenantEyes in bible school and using x3watch on my first smartphone. It’s been a reality in my life for a long time. Your strategy for protecting your children or yourself online isn’t complete without accountability software. It’s a must have. I think Accountable2You is the best “bang” for your buck. Here’s why. (more…)