Online Safety 101: What Parents Aren’t Being Told About Their Kids’ Apps | Detective Michael Chun

Online Safety 101: What Parents Aren’t Being Told About Their Kids’ Apps | Detective Michael Chun

I thought we were doing a pretty good job keeping our kids safe online — until this conversation with Detective Michael Chun. It made me realize that safety today isn’t just about filters and screen limits. It’s about teaching our kids how to notice what feels off, even on a screen. As a mom, that shift felt both sobering and empowering.

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Why Kids Melt Down When Screens Turn Off (And How to Calm the Chaos) | Gabie Izralson PsyD

Why Kids Melt Down When Screens Turn Off (And How to Calm the Chaos) | Gabie Izralson PsyD

There have been moments where I’ve told my kids to turn off their screens and instantly regretted it — not because I didn’t mean it, but because I knew what was coming next: the tears, the frustration, the full emotional unraveling. For a long time, I felt powerless against the pull of screens. But as Dr. Gabie Izralson reminded me, we’re actually the ones in control. Once I reframed that, everything shifted. I stopped seeing screens as the enemy and started seeing them as something we could manage — with structure, communication, and a little more grace for everyone involved.

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