The Official Net Nanny Blog

With the rise in smartphone and internet usage by children, the landscape of online predation has changed drastically. It’s no longer solely a matter of protecting kids from pornography, it’s now...

By Carli Leavitt

Your teenager wants to be treated like an adult, so let them feel like one. There are many ways you can do this, while ensuring that they still get their work done. Try one or two of the ideas below to see which resonates most with your teenager...

By Jessica Thiefels

With all of the changes to everyday life due to the Coronavirus, we need to help our children adjust to the new and unfamiliar situation of indefinite school and childcare center closings.There are...

By Kristin Maclaughlin

The Net Nanny team has received multiple requests in the last 24 hours from parents of children that are anxious because of news about coronavirus. Building on our Custom Category feature that allows...

By Clayton Ostler

For most of us, the morning goal is to leave on time with all the things your child needs for a successful school day. When it’s taking more than an hour to get two children ready, I knew something had to be out of place. This is how we established our morning routine years ago that we still use to this day...

By Gina Badalaty

We often think of those “first day of school jitters” as something our preschooler, kindergartener, or middle schooler feels; however, the unknown produces anxiety for all of us.

By Charlene Underhill Miller, PhD

Dateline’s To Catch a Predator series left a lasting impression on me, and many others, I’m sure, despite the relatively short run of the series. Admittedly, I only caught an episode or two, but...

By Lauren B. Stevens

Cyberbullying is a huge problem across the U.S. with more and more kids falling victim. Bullying is no longer restricted to the classroom and playground, but now with social media on iPhones and...

By Carli Leavitt

If your porn use is starting to take over daily thoughts and real-life interactions, you might begin to wonder if you have an addiction to pornography. Pornography addiction, or watching porn to the...

By Charlene Underhill Miller, PhD