The Official Net Nanny Blog

As a former teacher myself, I am friends with some of my students on Facebook, and I love being able to watch them, their careers and their families grow. While I taught the class of 2004, I did not add any of my former students until they were firmly in their twenties. I’ve helped former students edit papers, and have even provided career advice -- I don’t think your job as a teacher and/ or mentor stops when your students graduate.

By Lauren B. Stevens

When one thinks of a school setting the first thought that comes to mind is “education”. Schools teach our children, mold our children, socialize our children, and so much more. Should schools...

By Susan Wind

It’s obvious that pornography degrades and destroys women’s rights by portraying them as a simple collection of body parts whose sole purpose is to “service men. Porn triggers a narrow focus on...

By Dr. Bernell Christensen - Guest Blogger from Candeo

The term “sext” has been around since 2005, and is a seemingly innocuous behavior that some adults choose to engage in. However, studies and statistics have shown a rise in sexting among teens --...

By Lauren B. Stevens

You’ve tried your best but no matter what you do, your child’s favorite activity is to spend all day on their smartphone or tablet. If bribery, discipline, and intervention have not worked, it’s time for you to face the truth: Your child may have a technology addiction.

By Gina Badalaty

In the “olden days” (read: our youth), kids kept their most personal secrets with a whisper of a pen, safeguarded by a built-in miniature padlock, standard issue for private paper diaries.But...

By Lauren B. Stevens

With 300 hours of video being uploaded each minute, and over half of users watching on mobile devices, parents definitely need to know how to setup parental controls on YouTube! Imagine trying to...

By Lauren B. Stevens, Russ Warner

Could you imagine 20 years ago having a rule for a cell phone in school? Cell phones were not around back then and students never had access to phones in school (unless they went to the office to...

By Susan Wind

The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) ratings such as R, PG-13, PG, and G are discussed and decided by a group of 12 parents in southern California. They each have their own children under...

By Marketing