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Okay, YouTube… now we’re just plain MAD. In your new “experience” (translated to… updated interface) you REMOVED the lock on Restricted Mode. That means that any kid can just go up and turn Restricted Mode off with a toggle switch. Do you have any parents who work there? Have you forgotten how much pornography is on your ginormous server? Did you forget how many millions, billions, and trillions of kids are going to your site every day? Once upon a time, due to helpful videos

For those of us with tweens and teens, online safety is at the forefront of our daily parenting concerns. But what about parents with younger children? How important is online safety to those who are shepherding the tender hearts of preschoolers? We actually feel that a strong parenting strategy for keeping your kids safe online is best started before they even go off to kindergarten! During the critical years of discipline and boundaries (2 – 5 years old), laying a foundatio

National Coalition On Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) targets 12 businesses or organizations that top the list for contributing to sexual exploitation. These contributors make up what they call “The Dirty Dozen List.” This year’s list was announced yesterday, and one of the companies was a relatively unknown to the average parent—EBSCO Information Services. This large corporation out of Massachusetts offers library resources to K-12 schools, both public and private. Libraries? Wh

***UPDATE (OCT. 5, 2017): YouTube’s new “updated” look also takes away a very crucial parental safety setting on their platform… the Restricted Mode LOCK. Make sure you read this blog to discover the workaround, or your kids may not be protected on YouTube!*** Do you know how to limit your kids’ exposure to explicit videos or mature content on YouTube? Restricted Mode is a simple feature that makes a big difference, but it’s certainly not foolproof. We want to help you unders