When schools fail to act on sexual threats, they prioritize offenders over victims, undermining safety and reinforcing a culture of fear and gender-based harm.

Netflix’s Adolescence raises key issues like toxic masculinity, online radicalization, and youth identity—but it’s fiction, not policy. Talk, don’t panic.

Banning phones until 16 can backfire—teens go underground, take more risks, and stop asking for help. Education, not fear, keeps them safer online.

Teen influencers drive modern marketing, blurring lines between ads and authenticity—teaching kids media literacy helps them spot and resist hidden sales tactics.

If adults want youth to behave better online, we must lead by example—kids don’t need more blame, they need better role models. Walk the walk.

Banning tech over fear ignores its benefits—like meds, swimming, or walking, risks exist, but smart guidance builds resilience and safe, informed use.

AI apps that fake hugs and kisses are being misused by students to harass peers and educators—raising urgent concerns about digital ethics and harm.

Social media tracks and targets teens using data and location; teach youth to protect privacy, question ads, and become informed digital citizens.

Online radicalization and manosphere content exploit youth online. Education, open dialogue, and digital literacy are key to keeping teens safe and informed.

Teens use social media to strengthen, not replace, real friendships—though mindful use is key, and digital exclusion can still cause real emotional harm.

Teen digital relationship abuse is rising. Open dialogue, education, and boundary-setting are key to preventing tech-enabled control and harm.

Sensational headlines often misrepresent research. Parents should seek facts, not fear, and question whether studies show real harm or just statistical noise.

Great onlife parenting isn’t about tech expertise—it’s about balance, presence, curiosity, and guiding kids to use technology mindfully and responsibly.

No-tech sleepovers help protect kids from online risks, peer pressure, and inappropriate content, keeping the focus on safe, screen-free fun.

Most online abuse isn’t from strangers—it's often by someone the youth knows. Shift focus from “stranger danger” to “situation danger” for real online safety.

Reports of teens flooding 911 over a TikTok outage were false—sensational headlines fed stereotypes, not facts. No verified surge in calls occurred.

Today’s private youth chats aren’t private—tech makes them permanent, sharable, and exploitable. Parents must teach digital awareness and caution.

History shows abstinence-only approaches fail. For teens & tech, harm reduction, digital literacy, and guidance work better than bans or delays.

Teens view tech with balance. To support them, we must listen, collaborate on rules, and empower them, not control them, with digital literacy and trust.

Evidence shows school phone bans don't improve well-being. Balanced policies, not outright bans, better support student safety, learning, and mental health.