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Rejection is the unspoken risk that is present when we enter into any relationship be it a friendship or a love relationship. It's a painful, inescapable part of life that most of us go to great lengths to avoid. That said, there's a social media phenomenon called "ghosting" that can take the pain of rejection to ...

Last week, I waved goodbye to my eldest son as he moved halfway across the world to study for a year. I was so emotional at the airport – I couldn’t talk! After many cups of tea and even more stares in an airport café, I had no more tears left and was finally able ...

Another day, another Facebook story. In May, a Facebook Messenger malware named FacexWorm was utilized by cybercriminals to steal user passwords and mine for cryptocurrency. Later that same month, the personal data of 3 million users was exposed by an app on the platform dubbed myPersonality. And in June, millions of the social network’s users ...

As a parent raising kids in a digital culture, it's easy to feel at times as if you have a tiger by the tail and that technology is leading your family rather than the other way around. But that familiar feeling — the feeling of being overwhelmed, outsmarted, and always a step or two behind ...

Confession time. I'm a mom that is part of the problem. The problem of posting photos of my kids online without asking for their permission and knowing deep down that I'm so excited about sharing, I’m not paying much attention at all to the risks. Why do I do it? Because I'm madly in love ...

Right about now, most kids are thinking about their chemistry homework, the next pep rally, or chiming in on their group text. The last thing on their minds as they head back to school is cybersecurity. But, it's the one thing — if ignored — that can wreck the excitement of a brand new school year. ...

The first-day-of-school jitters nearly did me in as a kid. Our military family moved ten times, so I got used to the stomach aches and stares that came with every new school. I can't imagine making those big moves as a kid in today's digital culture.  The cliques are far more visible. The fails are far ...

We were in the midst of what I believed to be an important conversation. "Just a sec mom," she said promptly after a Snapchat notification popped up on her iPhone. She stopped me mid-sentence, puckered her lips, rolled her eyes, typed a few lines of copy, and within three seconds, my teenage daughter Snapchatted a few ...

The summer months can be tough on kids. There's more time during the day and much of that extra time gets spent online scrolling, surfing, liking, and snap chatting with peers. Unfortunately, with more time, comes more opportunity for interactions between peers to become strained even to the point of bullying. Can parents stop their kids ...

Kids love their apps but in their excitement to download the new ones, app safety often falls straight off their radar. One of those new, fun, not-so-safe apps is Mappen. Kids, pre-teens specifically, are jumping on Mappen to connect with friends nearby and, as the app’s tagline encourages, “Make Things Happen.” The location-based app allows ...