Check out the infographic that the team from Help for Depression recently shared with us. While there are many positive aspects of social networks when used safely, the statistics and findings below show how people use Facebook to share thoughts, feelings and personal interests.
How do your kids choose….read more 
Making headlines this past week has been a tweet that an 18-year-old high school senior wrote in reference to her state's governor. Emma Sullivan, a student at Shawnee Mission East high school in Kansas, was participating in a Youth in Government program in Topeka where she, among friends and classmates, was listening to Kansas Governor Sam Brownback speak.….read more 
Making news this week is a recently-released Pew study that reports teen trends and attitudes on social media sites. The study, entitled "Teens, kindness and cruelty on social network sites," is a collection of interviews with 799 teens aged 12-17 and includes results from focus groups and phone surveys. Primary findings show that 95% of all teens access….read more 
As part of its A Thin Line campaign, MTV premiered a new movie last week called DISconnected. Like other recent movies, such as Trust and Cyberbully, this film aims to raise awareness of different - but very real - online issues, including the dangers of sexting, relationship trauma and online predators, ….read more 
Making national headlines this week is the tragic suicide of 14-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer, a victim of bullying and cyberbullying because of struggles with his sexuality. The Williamsville, New York teen was found by his parents early Monday morning after enduring unrelenting torment and bullying by his peers.
Jamey….read more 
If you have a child with ADHD, you know how difficult social interactions can be for them. My son has ADHD and I know firsthand about the challenging and awkward times he's had in social situations. If raising a teen today isn't hard enough, throw into the mix not being able to control impulses and the inability to recognize non-verbal….read more 
Socialshield recently received two special Certificates of Congressional Recognition from both Republican US Congressman John Campbell as well as Democrat US Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez recognizing our "Outstanding Work in Improving Internet Safety for Children." We are proud of the role that our online monitoring service has played in making the extensive and often unknown world of social networking a safer….read more 
If parents need any more proof that social networking is here to stay, they can just open up The Concise Oxford English Dictionary. Dictionary editors recently added 400 new words to the latest edition, including "retweet," "sexting" and "cyberbullying." The 12th edition of this time-honored publication clearly recognizes the impact that social media and technology have had on….read more 
A recent New York Times article highlighted the prevalence of social media use when it comes to the athletic recruitment process for college coaches and high school athletes. With the rise of social networks like Facebook and Twitter - and the subsequent easier access that coaches can have to student athletes - the NCAA has had to implement….read more 
