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Time to Get Serious About Social Media Safety

Big Social Media has had a particularly rough two months of press. Almost daily, articles have graced the front pages of newspapers highlighting grave social media-related dangers affecting our families.  We hope that parents and educators do not become overwhelmed by the sheer breadth of these reports, but rather that all this evidence serves as…

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Time to Get Serious About Social Media Safety

Cyberbullying: 6 Reasons Why It’s Common

Of the many social media-related dangers that affect our children, cyberbullying is one of the most common and concerning.  We have found that about 40% of 5th graders self-report having been cyberbullied via social media, with year-to-year increases as students age.  Cyberbullying victims can suffer short and long-term mental health and even physical effects.  Of highest concern, cyberbullied students…

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Cyberbullying: 6 Reasons Why It’s Common

Is Social Media Actually Dangerous for Kids?

Just Listen to Facebook’s Own Research If you are looking at our website, you likely agree with the proposition that social media is dangerous for children.  But in case you might be wavering in that conclusion or if you find yourself in a conversation with a friend or colleague who dismisses these concerns as paranoia, please take…

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Is Social Media Actually Dangerous for Kids?

Healthier Social Media Time

Sheltering At Home During the Pandemic Has Dramatically Increased Social Media Usage Among Teens and Tweens.  With the New School Year Arriving, Consider Stress-Free Ways to Readjust Your Family’s Habits To Get Back To Healthier Social Media Time. With children returning to school, parents and educators should start thinking about healthier social media times. We…

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Healthier Social Media Time

Organization for Social Media Safety & D.A.R.E. International Announce New Collaboration

Students Across the Country Will Receive Lessons On Growing Social Media-Related Dangers Like Cyberbullying, Sexting and Human Trafficking Los Angeles — With social media use surging among tweens and teens as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Organization for Social Media Safety and D.A.R.E. International have announced a groundbreaking collaboration to teach essential social…

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Organization for Social Media Safety & D.A.R.E. International Announce New Collaboration

You Can Help Dr. Laura Berman Save Lives

Our son Sammy was an amazing kid — sweet, funny, curious, an A student. And like all parents, we worked hard to keep him away from dangerous people and places. But, like most parents, we had no idea that drug dealers were preying on our children using Snapchat and other social media platforms. And we…

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You Can Help Dr. Laura Berman Save Lives