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Keeping It Private Online
Submitted by Lynn Jatania on 11 Feb 2019.

Recently, my nephew, age 12, received a letter in the mail. It was addressed to him personally, by name. Inside was a photocopied article about the powers of a new virility medicine, complete with the usual graphic promises for pleasuring the ladies. The article mentioned a specific “doctor” by name, but other than that, there was no contact information or order form or any other action request. It appeared to just be spam but in paper form.

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Cell Phones and Texting, Cyber Security, Internet & Mobile, Parents, Privacy
Sick Days
Submitted by Lynn Jatania on 10 Jan 2019.

I work from home, and I think that means my kids get more sick days than the average student. It’s pretty easy for them to convince me that they need a day of rest if they have a bit of a cough or a slight fever. I admit I’m probably too easily swayed and I do tend to cave in when they look up at me with big sad eyes from where they have swooned onto the couch.

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Cell Phones and Texting, Digital Health, Excessive Internet Use, Parents, Social Networking, Television
Knowing My Password
Submitted by Lynn Jatania on 10 Dec 2018.

My three kids all know the password to my phone.

It’s because I rely on them to play secretary for me when I’m driving. If the phone rings or there is a bing of a text, 99% of the time it’s a member of my immediate family trying to get in touch with something relatively pressing.

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Cell Phones and Texting, Cyber Security, Parents, Privacy
Doing Good with Social Media
Submitted by Lynn Jatania on 14 Nov 2018.

My teens are still young and new to social media, so until now, we’ve mostly been focusing on the risks. Our main message to them has been to be careful, and that less time online is always better.

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Cell Phones and Texting, Digital Citizenship, Parents, Social Networking
To Binge or Not To Binge
Submitted by Lynn Jatania on 05 Jul 2018.

We are Netflix subscribers, and that means we’re no strangers to the Binge Watch. It’s just so easy to curl up on the couch, especially on a rainy day or a sick day, and plug into a show. Each episode plays automatically, one after the other; you don’t even have to move, except to occasionally confirm that you’re still watching when Netflix prompts you, every three episodes or so.

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