New Jersey filed suit this week against Discord over claims the application is making false child safety claims. Find out my thoughts on the lawsuit and if I think the app is doing enough to protect kids.
Utah introduces 2 new tech laws that can affect your family! Find out my thoughts on it in today's Oh My Tech! Podcast episode. Devices in Public Schools - https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/SB0178.html App Store Accountability Act - https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/SB0142.html
This conversation with Bea Moise, author of Neurodiversity and Technology: Neuroscience-led strategies for parents, is ESSENTIAL listening for anyone trying to parent a neurodiverse child. Get Bea's book! https://amzn.to/42BWceL https://troomi.freshdesk.com/a/tickets/179891
Today Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta was doing away with the 3rd party fact-checking program it has been using to stop the spread of misinformation, and will instead implement a "Community Notes" based system. What does this mean for you and your family? Listen and find out.
Join Brett, Emilee and Sarah for a breakdown of various tech conversations you should have with your kids for every age group!
I am interviewing Head of Law Enforcement Outreach at Snap (the creators of Snapchat), Rachel Hochhauser to ask some tough questions about Snapchat's responsibility to make its platform safer for teens. Check out https://parents.snapchat.com for more info
Bryn and Sarah, the co-hosts of the Series Scrapped podcast discuss the different shows that are available on different streaming platforms and let you know which one they think is best if you had to choose one!
These questions and more are discussed in today's episode. Emilee is back to help me talk about the latest in tech news! This week's topics - Samsung joins the "get the message campaign" Netflix to create retail stores, Best Buy stops selling physical media, Utah sues TikTok, and Age Verification Laws
Tasia Custode's YouTube channel features some of the best productivity apps, so I wanted to talk to her about her favorites and maybe get some productivity tips! Tasia's YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@UCNQbF87QPV685oFnHxb0zPg Link to Sync Discount - http://sync.com/tasia
Sara Petersen, the author of the book Momfluenced joins me to talk about oversharing your kids lives, and getting influenced by social media and the online world.
I know, it's not January, but it's a perfect time to re-commit to your goals, and set new ones! Join me as I interview Time Management coach and podcaster Erin Woodruff and find out how you can set and track goals with technology helping you to keep on track!
Clay, co-founder of Fight the New Drug, and I discuss fighting pornography and how to keep your kids away from pornography, what to do WHEN they are exposed to it, and how to help those with a pornography addiction. Join us for this very important topic! Addiction Resources - https://www.joinfortify.com/ FREE Parenting resources app - https://www.joinraise.com/ Fight the New Drug - https://fightthenewdrug.org/ Good Pictures Bad Pictures - https://amzn.to/3QSotp7 Good Pictures Bad Pictures Jr - https://amzn.to/3R0FZI8 30 Days of Sex Talks 12+ - https://amzn.to/3Rf80LG 30 Days of Sex Talks - 8-11 - https://amzn.to/3AohDAY 30 Days of Sex Talks 3-7 - https://amzn.to/3AQkd3T
This week I am talking to Rachel Haack, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist about social media's effect on mental health, not just for our kids but for the rest of the family too! We'll chat about the things we can do to mitigate these effects!
Calling it a "kids-safe" chatGPT, the creators of the Kids-Safe phone Pinwheel have launched PinwheelGPT. An AI-powered chat engine that is supposed to have parental controls and monitoring in place. Shelley, the Chief Mom of Pinwheel, and I will chat about this new tool and talk about how this technology might be used to help kids. Check out Pinwheel GPT - https://www.pinwheel.com/gpt Pinwheel Smartphone for kids - https://www.pinwheel.com/?via=familytech
I am HONORED to be joined by Aimee Winder Newton who currently serves as a senior advisor to Governor Cox and director of the Office of Families to discuss the recent campaign to educate parents on the harms of social media, and the recent laws passed in Utah about teens and social media. I have some hard questions for Aimee, and I'm excited to have a discussion about it! https://socialharms.utah.gov/
More states are creating laws and implementing regulations on tech and social media, so I wanted to talk to The American Moms about this legislation and what kind of laws would have an impact, and how we can learn more and get more involved with the laws that will affect us.
Author of the hugely successful book "Good Pictures, Bad Pictures" Kristen Jenson joins me to have a discussion about talking to your kids about pornography. Unfortunately, it is not a question of "if" your child will come across porn as they are navigating the online world, it is a question of when. Kristen has some great thoughts and ideas on how to make the digital world a little safer, and how to prepare kids with a plan of action for when they encounter explicit content.
With ChatGPT, and other types of AI tools, online scams are getting increasingly convincing. Andy, the Secure Dad and I discuss some of the most popular scams and how they are still getting perpetrated today. Find out how you can innoculate yourself from falling for any online scams!
Brooke Romney has been teaching parents and teenagers how to navigate our modern world with confidence through her book 52 Modern Manners for Today's Teens. Today I'm talking to Brooke about the new etiquette rules around technology and how to teach our kids manners and etiquette both with and on their devices!
Anna Macfarlane joins me to chat about how to talk to your teenagers about social media. What is privacy? How do we train the algorithm? What kind of rules should you set? All of this and more in our conversation. Social media guide - https://www.annamacfarlane.com/offers/v4UPMLFy