CPAM '18, Conference- Cyber Security -“Protect Young Eyes”

Mr. Chris McKenna, Founder of “Protecting Young Eyes" workshops - Desired outcomes for participants will gain a deep understanding of the impacts that technology is having on the social, relational, physiological, and emotional development of children today (increased empathy). Participants will walk away with a suite of possible solutions that can address or partially mitigate these (increased effectiveness).

This organization does workshops for students parents and communities. The greatest challenge is for parents to help monitor their children’s online activity.

Comments and highlights from the presentation:

FACT: All apps that are connected to “Twitter” will allow access to porn.

-200% increase in teen girl suicide from 1999 to 2014.

-“There is no such thing as passive parenting in the digital age, If you don’t talk to them Dr. Google will”.

-“A lot of parents complain that it’s really hard to be a parent in the digital age. Guess what ? It’s even harder being a kid.”

-“Parents who are “OBSERVANT, ENGAGED, and INFORMED" often have kids who learn to use technology will be more responsible, but they (parents) can't let their guard down.

 #1 violator of  trust - YouTube” — 2nd largest search engine, #1 is Google, Google owns YouTube”.

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Know Your Kids: Assess their ability to handle the Internet responsibility, don't be afraid to ask the following questions or seek to find this information on their devices:

-Friend history
-Obedience history
-Curiosity level
-Heart condition
-Age

What is the right age for social media?  It is subjective, can they interact with others, do they have the ability to engage and have a conversation?

“Parents take early digital code of conduct device ownership,  talk to your teens often.”

Protect Young Eyes Blog post - Parents learn how to block porn from any device ( info posted on how to set up blocks on android and apple devices).

 #1 issue in Middle School - “ sexting”  —New program in Kent County MI, middle school students who are involved in “sexting” are required to take a four (4) hour webinar program.

FOMO - Fear of Missing Out,,,  the need to reply to every beep or notification of a text or message.
“We have to give our kids permission not to talk to nice people they don’t know online. #predatorproofyourchild.”

Protect Young Eyes Blog post - Warning for Parents -Are we over sharing with posting pictures of our children? By the time  a child turns 2 years old they will have a social media profile they they didn’t create.

The 5 most dangerous places on the Internet ( * parents go to the website for this info and more)

Safe Guard your Internet access explore using one of these programs:
-Mobicip
-Circle with Disney
-Bark. * used by school district across the county to monitor social media platforms.

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Resource : Digital Future initiatives ( DFinow.org)UIKeyInput

Interview w/ Chris about the role of parents and navigating digital devices.

Face Book

Twitter

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