Raising Kids in a Digital World: 7 Things You Can Do to Protect Your Kids Online

By Nikole Seals

This quick guidebook helps you to understand developmental and psychological reasons your tweens and teens are consumed with their phones and equips you with the tools and strategies to protect them and manage their online behavior.

If you haven't noticed, kids live a good portion of their lives online, making it difficult to monitor their behavior and protect them from potential threats. The truth is that technology is totally outpacing your parenting knowledge so it's time to upgrade your software!

This guide will bring up to speed on all the new ways that kids are using technology and give you strategies and tools to manage their behavior.

Includes:

• How to Set Rules & Expectations
• Teaching Your Kids About Privacy & Accountability
• Tips on Having Difficult Talks About Sexting & Cyberbullying
• Spotting Signs of Teen Dating Violence
• Decoding Teens Messages
• Tools to Help You Monitor Online Behavior

• Language: English
• Publisher: Nikole Seals
• Release date: Oct 25, 2019
• ISBN: 9781393656524

Nikole Seals

Nikole Seals has worked in the field of family counseling and social services for over twenty years. She has extensive knowledge and work experience in the areas of child welfare, juvenile and family court, individual and group therapy, addiction counseling, health education, family advocacy, and personal development.  Having the opportunity to work with hundreds of clients, she discovered that many people were being misinformed and misguided in getting the help they desperately needed. To fill that gap in services, Nikole launched NourishedMinds.com, an online resource for individuals and families providing specialized family services and empowerment tools. Nikole holds a master’s Degree in Social Work, a Bachelor of Science in Child Development, and has an additional three years of advanced studies in the field of holistic health. She is a popular public speaker and author of the essential guide for parents, Empowered Parenting.

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Raising Kids in a Digital World:

7 Things You Can Do to

Protect Your Kids Online

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Copyright © 2019 Nikole Seals

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Raising Kids in a Digital World:

7 Most Things You Can Do to Protect Your Kids Online

First Printing: 2017

Publication number: NM00171

Author: Nikole Seals

Cover Photo: Pixabay and Graphics: Canva

Published and distributed in the United States by Nourished Minds

www.NourishedMinds.com

This quick guidebook was written for educational and informational purposes only. Suggestions and recommendations in this book are not intended to diagnose, prescribe, treat, or cure any disease or medical condition and are not to be used as a substitute for regular medical care. Any and all recommendations and advisements made by the author are not intended as treatment or prescription for any disease or medical condition and use or application of said advisement and information is done so at the reader’s own risk. Readers of this guide should consult with a qualified physician or health care provider prior to the implementation of any recommendation.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

How to Talk with Your Kids About Technology

How to Help Tweens & Teens Manage Technology

Helping Teens Understand Privacy & Accountability

Have the Difficult Conversation About Sexting

Recognize & Stop CyberBullying

Spot Signs of Violence in Teen Relationships

Decode Your Teens Messages

Get Empowered

INTRODUCTION

If you feel overwhelmed and in the dark about how kids are using digital devices today, you are not alone. I specifically created this guide to address the barrage of questions that get thrown my way at parenting workshops and on my website. It’s a different world today and it’s constantly changing and advancing. Kids are now living their lives online. They learn and socialize through games, apps, texts, photos, and videos.

So, how’s a parent supposed to keep up and raise kids in a digital world? Well for starters, you’ve got to upgrade your parenting software. You don’t have to become a tech guru, but you must learn the basics and get educated on how kids are using technology these days. This is especially crucial if