Teens Sending Secret Messages Using iPhone Notes App
Find out how predators and children are having secret conversations on the iPhone Notes app. Charge Your Child’s Phone in Your Room at Night When your children go to bed, […]
How to Talk to Teens About Depression & Suicide
The stigma and silence surrounding mental illness discourages many teens from seeking help. YOU can make a difference for your teen. At the Wellness and Prevention Center, we help to […]
Teens at Risk – Marijuana and Vaping
If young people are hearing that marijuana is fun and harmless because it’s natural, then they’re missing the facts. Marijuana contains over 400 different chemicals, is highly addictive and is […]
How to Talk to Teens About Vaping
Are you concerned about the recent reports of teens being rushed to the hospital after vaping? The vaping problem is only getting worse. This is how we talk to teens […]
Interview on Living Well with Dr. Peg – Teens and Vaping
On November 8, 2018, I was interviewed on “Living Well with Dr. Peg.” I explain the connection between marijuana, nicotine, and vaping, and how to talk to your children about the […]
Interview on Living Well with Dr. Peg – Teens and Online Safety
On October 25, 2018, I was interviewed on “Living Well with Dr. Peg.” We discussed current online trends with teens, cyber safety, and what the current research is saying about […]
Whisper App – Phenomenally popular app with teens and predators
Whisper app is a phenomenally popular app with teens. Whisper has a total of 17 billion monthly page views on its mobile and desktop websites with 250 million monthly users, […]
Yik Yak Address Safety Issues but is Still Not Appropriate for Teens
Yik Yak allows users to anonymously post anything they want. This has, in the past, led to students using it to threaten and intimidate other students. It has even cause […]
New Social Media Trend: Teens Move To Self-Destructing Communication Apps
The 2013 Cassandra Report, released by the Intelligence Group, a consumer insight and research company, found that 55% of post-millennial respondents said they don’t like things that last forever online, […]
Recent Study Says Teens are Sharing Less
New research shows that Generation Z favors anonymous or self-destructing social media over more permanent and identifiable identities on Facebook or Twitter, and they’re voting with their feet; some studies […]
