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  • 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…)

  • 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…)

  • 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…)

  • Circle is the WIFI Filter for You!

    Circle is the WIFI Filter for You!

     

    I was recently able to set up a family internet filtering hotspot system called CIRCLE. It’s a pretty cool system. It has the ability to filter content with different strictness levels, set time limits and bedtimes, track usage, and lockout certain apps and software. It’s all controlled through an app on the device of the administrator.  Disney has got involved and have even made some content available on the app through your purchase of CIRCLE. All in all I give this device a great review. You can listen to a full review on our free podcast at BecauseFamily.org but I’ll cover a couple of points here on my blog as well. (more…)