Digital Wellness for Families
By Kevin Cronister, ICAC Lead Detective Each year, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) releases new data. Numbers that hint at the scale of a crisis too big for statistics to contain—millions of CyberTipline reports involving suspected child...
Digital Wellness for Families, Teaching Digital Safety
When headlines are terrifying and the digital world feels increasingly unfiltered, it’s easy to understand the urgency behind legislation like the Kids Online Safety Act. As parents and educators, we’re desperate for guardrails—something to help hold the chaos back....
Digital Wellness for Families
Screen time rules for kids have never felt more important—or more complicated. As a new school year kicks off, many parents are navigating uncharted digital territory: school-issued devices, virtual assignments, and a constant stream of online distractions. In...
Childrens Mental Health in the Digital Age, Digital Wellness for Families
When is the right time to give your child a phone? If you’ve found yourself Googling “what age should a kid get a phone?” or fielding the infamous “Hey Mom, when can I get a phone?” question, you’re not alone. In today’s digital-first world, deciding when your child...
Digital Wellness for Families
In a world where 95% of teens own a smartphone and many are online “almost constantly,” how do we protect the health and innocence of our kids in today’s digital age? In a compelling interview on the Lou Desmond & Company Show, Katie Longhauser—mom of...
Digital Wellness for Families, Kids Tech Trends and Innovations
Parenting has never been easy—but in today’s hyper-connected, tech-saturated world, raising children brings a completely new set of challenges. Devices are everywhere. Screens are always on. And digital dangers? They don’t knock before entering your home. While...
