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Social Media Guide for Parents: Take the Matter Into Your Own Hands

Thanks to your consent (or none), the kids are on social media. How do you know if they’re accessing an adult website or not? They might be clever enough to delete history. A bigger concern – are the devices being used by you and your children safe from external threats? Take the matter into your own hands by securing your …

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Parental Control Tips for Parents

Happy National Cyber Security Awareness Month! SaferNet is sharing our best parental control tips with you to ensure the safety of your children. Consider this: 67% of teenagers say they know how to hide what they do online from parents (Source: Pew Research Center). 10% have unlocked parental controls to disable filtering (Source: Pew Research Center). Children are getting smarter. …

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Keeping Kids Safe Online: A Must-Read Guide for Parents

Sorry Parents: You have a new job at hand. A critical job! And that’s to keep your kids safe online. Yes, protecting your kids from the “bad elements” in the real world is not enough. Online world is bigger, meaner, and scarier. And protecting your kids from all online dangers, be it predators, threats like cyberbullying, pornography or child trafficking, …

How to Install SaferNet to Your iPhone and iOS Devices

How to Install SaferNet to Your iPhone To download SaferNet to your iOS Device, first go to https://app.safernet.com/download/  in your preferred internet browser.  2. Next, click on the button that says “Download On The App Store”. or simply go to… https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.widefi.safernet  3. In the Apple App Store, click the “GET” Button and then click “INSTALL”.  4. You may be required …

How to Install SaferNet To Your Android Devices and Android Phone

How to Install SaferNet To Your Android Devices and Android Phone To download SaferNet to your Android device, first go to https://app.safernet.com/download/  in your preferred internet browser. 2. Next, click on the button that says “Get it on Google Play” or simply go to… https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.widefi.safernet 3. In Google play, click the green button that says “INSTALL.” This will install SaferNet …

How To Install SaferNet to MAC OS and Add Device

How To Install SaferNet to MAC OS and Add Device To download SaferNet to your MAC OS, first go to https://app.safernet.com/download/  in your preferred internet browser. 2. Next, click on the button that says “Download for Mac” or simply click this link… https://app.safernet.com/mac-installation-guide 3.This will download the SaferNet installation file to your MACOS. 4.Open SaferNet.Dmg file to begin the installation …

How to Install SaferNet to A Windows PC and Add Device

How to Install SaferNet to A Windows PC and Add Device To download SaferNet to your Windows PC, first go to https://app.safernet.com/download/  in your preferred internet browser.  Next, click on the button that says “Download for Windows”.  or simply click this link…https://app.safernet.com/download/SaferNetSetup.exe  A “Save As” prompt will appear and ask you to choose where to download the SaferNetSetup application file. …

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Violent Video Games and Children

Do playing violent video games make children violent? This question has been asked by many concerned parents who’ve seen their kids passionately gun down people and steal cars in the name of fun. Academia has rigorously tested this proposition with mixed results. The debate has been raging for years and refuses to die down. Recently, President Trump called a meeting …

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When Should Your Kids Start Using Social Media?

“My child is 10 years old and wants to join Instagram. She says all her friends in middle school already have an account on it. Should I allow her?” “My 14-year-old kid wants to have a personal account on Facebook. Is it safe for a teen to be on Facebook?” Yes, like you, all parents are concerned about the online …