by Lynette Owens | Feb 2, 2017 | For Parents, For Teachers
by Lynette Owens This article also appeared in the Huffington Post on January 27, 2017. As our first month of 2017 comes to an end, its time to remind ourselves of our resolutions for the New Year. I’m sure many of you resolved to embrace a healthier lifestyle or take...
by Lynette Owens | Nov 2, 2016 | For Parents, For Teachers
by Lynette Owens This post originally appeared in the Huffington Post on November 2, 2016. In October, the U.S. fell victim to a massive cyberattack that caused some of your favorite websites like Amazon and Netflix to be inaccessible. This attack, called a...
by Lynette Owens | Nov 1, 2016 | For Parents, For Teachers
by Lynette Owens The original article appeared in the Huffington Post on October 5, 2016. Kids know the internet as a wonder-filled place where their cyberspace adventures are only limited by imagination. As parents, however, we know better. The Internet does have its...
by Lynette Owens | Aug 15, 2016 | For Parents, For Teachers
How Old Must One Be to Swipe Left or Right? By Lynette Owens The original article appeared in the Huffington Post on August 10. When Tinder announced it was shutting down all accounts of users younger than 18, many parents were surprised to find out that their 13 year...
by Lynette Owens | Aug 5, 2016 | For Parents, For Teachers
August 2, 2016 By Lynette Owens The complete article appears in the August issue of Parenting OC. Today, there are over 37 million kids ages 3-17 that have access to the internet in the U.S. This reality has been ushered in as internet-connected devices become more...
by Lynette Owens | Jul 12, 2016 | For Parents, For Teachers
July 12, 2016 By Lynette Owens Last week, Nintendo launched Pokémon Go, a mobile gaming app based on its popular game franchise of the same name. The app is free and is unique in that it requires players to move around in the real world in order to advance in the...
