Managing Technology Use This Summer
School is quickly coming to an end and the start of summer is just around the corner. Your days will be filled with children in the house and planning summer activities. Do you have a plan on managing technology use this summer in your home? Recent research has demonstrated that children are keenly aware of…
DetailsDr. Westendorf discusses messaging apps on The Morning Blend
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Vault Apps and What Your Kids are Hiding From You
Disappearing apps, or vault apps, are apps that appear to be something they are not. On the surface these apps appear to be rather benign apps; however, if a password is typed into the app a storage file is opened. These apps are used to hide files or other apps from parents, spouses, and others…
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Dr. Westendorf provides tips for managing technology during the summer on The Morning Blend
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BitTorrent Networks – A Parent’s Primer March 2017
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Username Searches
Username Searches Our adolescents are increasingly communicating via social media apps to connect with their friends. Unfortunately some adolescents are also seeking out friendly strangers using their social media apps. Perhaps a child is feeling bullied by their peers at school or feel as though they are different from their immediate peers, so they turn…
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Texting Acronyms Parents Should Know The Technology Wellness Center encourages parents to review their children’s texts to ensure that their children are being safe and appropriate. But children communicate using so many acronyms that it makes it difficult to know the content of their children’s texts. So below you will find a little cheat…
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