Bullying Then & Now: 8 Facts About Cyber-bullying
About 37% of young people between the ages of 12 and 17 have been bullied online. 30% have had it happen more than once. 95% of teens in...
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Aug 18, 20214 min read
The Healing Art of Cathartic Letter Writing (Because the Internet is NOT a Journal)
 Through writing letters â and burning them â we can release the pain of old wounds and stale dreams There is so much weight and...
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Aug 8, 20213 min read
CA Parents Create Awareness Org After Son Dies from Drug Overdose from Substance Bought off Snapchat
Michael Leonardi was enjoying his first year of college in San Diego last year. He was 20 years old, lived near the beach with friends...
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Aug 3, 20218 min read
Adolescents and Social Media: A Bad Mix
Many parents worry about how exposure to technology might affect toddlers developmentally. We know our preschoolers are picking up new ...
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Aug 3, 20215 min read
45 Positive Affirmations to Use Daily To Help You Curb Social Media Addiction
You donât need to repeat every single one of these positive affirmations throughout the course of a day. Take a few moments out of your...
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Jul 28, 20216 min read
Mobiles and Melatonin: Social Media Causes Insomnia & Methods to Help Stop the Worry Before Bedtime
Itâs well-established that looking at phone screens can impact sleep. Mobiles emit mostly blue light, and these wavelengths are...
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Jul 6, 20214 min read
Is social media making you depressed or is it something else? TL:DR: Yes, it's social media
Youâve built your following on LinkedIn, you have more friends than the average person on Facebook, and youâre known for never breaking ...
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May 14, 202110 min read
Law enforcement officers: Parents of social media users beware. Sextortion Crimes Spiking Online
Sheriff Dave Gomez, a deputy with the Boise County Sheriffâs Office, recently gave numerous presentations to different groups in Dillon...
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May 4, 20215 min read
You are not your #selfie (Featuring Star Wars Star Kelly Marie Tran and why she chooses #Unfollow)
For more information on Social Media's harmful distortion of body image and self: check out the #Unfollow podcast here: Thereâs no...
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Apr 14, 20214 min read
Snapchat: It's not just dangerous... it's deadly
Do you remember the old Atari video game Frogger? Itâs the one where you have to maneuver a frog safely through the dangers of a busy...
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Apr 9, 20214 min read
âA Split Second Of Madnessâ: NY Teen Dies By Suicide After Cyberbully Used Pics To Blackmail Him
An upstate New York teen died by suicide last week after he was allegedly blackmailed with âpersonalâ images on social media, according...
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Mar 31, 20213 min read
Instagram Called the Worst Social Media for Mental Health in 2017. So What's Changed Since Then?
Instagram was called the worst social media network for mental health and wellbeing in 2017, according to a survey of almost 1,500 teens...
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Mar 26, 20212 min read
#SwipeLeft: Science Says Online Dating Is Terrible for Your Mental Health
If you've taken a swim into the world of online dating, you know that it can be a real bummer. The terrible behavior that it...
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Mar 13, 20214 min read
Bringing hope: "You Are Enough"
Towering above a cluster of one-story shops on Pacific Coast Highway in a small town in southern California, the sign stands as tall as...
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Mar 13, 20211 min read
Manipulative Media: How social media content influences teenage behavior
[From the European Parliamentary Research Service | 2019} Why do certain social media posts go viral, while others donât? The European...
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Mar 10, 20213 min read
As social media time prolongs, so does teenage girl suicide risk
As the amount of time young teenage girls spend glued to Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and other social media sites goes up, so does their...
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Feb 28, 20212 min read
LA Man Accused In Luring Instagram 'Models' Into Scam
An Orange County woman is warning others to be careful on social media after she fell victim to a modeling scam on Instagram. âI just...
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Feb 20, 20213 min read
Online Addictions: Why Go Online to Get Offline?
Online Addiction Treatment So many things that we used to do only in-person, we now do online. From something as basic as sending a...
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Feb 13, 20212 min read
Sliding into Your DM: Drug D3alers
Social mediaâs in-built design features are helping drug dealers to expand and 'professionalize' their businesses. The âsearch barâ...
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Feb 13, 20211 min read
Tragedy in our Community
Celebrity relationship therapist Dr. Laura Berman and husband Sam Chapman warn of drug dealers targeting teens on social media following...
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