Episodes

  • E16: Tech is Like Fire with Host Inger Erickson

    E16: Tech is Like Fire with Host Inger Erickson
    Aug 17 2023
    Host Inger Erickson shares her “Tech is Like Fire” philosophy on introducing tech and social media to kids and focuses on the importance of teaching kids how to protect themselves online -- which is the only way to truly protect them!
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    56 mins
  • E15: Part 2: Social Media and Teen Girls

    E15: Part 2: Social Media and Teen Girls
    Aug 8 2023
    Part 2 of 2 Host Inger Erickson interviews four high school girls about social media’s influence on their lives.

    They share their thoughts and perspectives on a variety of topics, including FOMO, rebellious behavior, and advice for younger girls and parents.

    *** Don't miss the ending, where you'll learn about the incredible impact this interview had on these girls!***

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    SHOW NOTES

    3:30 Advice for young girls

    9:57 Sneaking social media

    17:30 Questions parents need to ask

    21:40 Advice for parents

    30:20 Self-validation

    34:40 Advice for parents

    36:25 Backstory of the interview
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    40 mins
  • E14: Part 1: Social Media and Teen Girls

    E14: Part 1: Social Media and Teen Girls
    Aug 1 2023
    Part 1 of 2 Host Inger Erickson interviews four high school girls about social media’s influence in their lives.

    They share their thoughts and perspectives on:
    • The pressures they feel on a day-to-day basis
    • Where that pressure comes from
    • What advice they have for younger girls who have’t used social media yet
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    @safetechfamilypodcast!

    SHOW NOTES

    00:00 Highlights

    4:20 Dove Evolution Commercial (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KN2yunRynks)

    7:05 Day-to-day pressures

    12:30 Keeping up with trends

    15:15 Girls comparing themselves with others

    21:00 Taking a break from social media

    23:50 Confiding in parents

    27:33 Social media etiquette

    30:50 Who do you post for?

    33:15 Advice for younger girls
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    37 mins
  • E13: Kids and ChatGPT | Guest Isaac Jacobson

    E13: Kids and ChatGPT | Guest Isaac Jacobson
    Jul 20 2023
    In this digital age, children are growing up with technology at their fingertips, and ChatGPT, an AI-powered language model, plays a significant role in their online experiences. Join us with our guest Isaac Jacobson as we explore the ways in which parents and kids can embrace this incredible technology together.

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    Isaac Jacobson is the VP of Partnerships at Gabb and one of the world's leading experts on technology for kids. He is committed to protecting children online and encourages parents to help their kids embrace tech in a creative, innovative, and entrepreneurial fashion.
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    41 mins
  • E12: Undercover Teacher | Guest Carolynn Williams

    E12: Undercover Teacher | Guest Carolynn Williams
    Jun 20 2023
    Ever heard of an undercover substitute teacher? Carolynn Williams left her corporate HR job after interviewing young candidates for positions and seeing a pattern of them throwing up during their interviews. She became curious as to what was causing this behavior in young people, so she substituted 11 different subjects to ask students questions about living in a hypertech world. Their views on boredom, failure, connecting with others, and more are fascinating and will have you wanting to share this episode with your friends!

    Carolynn Williams: Youth Keynote Speaker on Creating Confidence, Connection, and Resiliency
    carolynnwilliams.com
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    27 mins
  • E11: Online Scammers | Guest Isaac Jacobson

    E11: Online Scammers | Guest Isaac Jacobson
    Jun 13 2023
    We’re excited to have Isaac Jacobson on the podcast for this episode. He’s a good friend of Inger’s and a serious expert when it comes to protecting children on the internet. He has 20 plus years of experience working in emerging technologies, ranging from music database services, patented delivery of content online and in retail, and semantic search technologies and app development revolving around transactions with person to person contact validation. Isaac explains that all kinds of apps often have hidden links in places such as the terms and conditions that will lead the user to another server or location where the internet can be browsed, or more links can be found and followed. So parents need to be more aware of the loopholes their kids can and often will find in apps that are seemingly innocent for the kids to use.

    Secondary systems and recognizing them 2:14
    Understanding apps and the filter 3:18
    What parents can do and why tablets are useful 8:47
    Isaac’s son being contacted through Instagram and meeting some bad people 14:02
    What percentage of predators just disappear when threatened 23:43
    Tracking and tracing 29:41
    What we can do 35:18
    How parents can protect their kids online 37:44
    Safe devices and services parents can look at 42:10

    “So I urge every parent to open up the privacy policy in the terms and conditions on all those apps and look at those links, and click on them and see where they go. If they end at just a dead web page, that’s one thing, but if they end at a Facebook page, or they end at a server, or they can go to other links. So once you go from there, you can hit multiple links that have all sorts of different things. I think that is something that parents don’t normally look at.” 6:10
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    46 mins
  • E10: Our Son's Gaming Addiction | Guest Matt Bunker

    E10: Our Son's Gaming Addiction | Guest Matt Bunker
    Jun 3 2023
    It’s important for all of us to know that we’re not the only ones carrying some really heavy burdens regarding tech’s influence on our kids. Personal stories can benefit so many others when we share them! Matt Bunker shares how his son's gaming addiction affected his family and marriage and how they used it to bring them closer together.

    What happened with Jack 1:00
    Getting too into Instagram and spending a lot of time alone 8:28
    Grades began to fail 12:50
    Things weren’t like they seemed 17:00
    Suicide attempt 20:36
    Comparison and needing external validation 25:26
    Advice and what Matt would do differently looking back 32:33
    Don’t feel shame 44:33
    Create a baseline with your spouse 47:05

    “We weren’t able to do everything we wanted to, but what we were able to do is learn a ton of things, and I’m so grateful for the opportunity I had to learn about screen time. The dangers of too much recreational screen time, the dangers of different types of platforms, and the addictive nature of a lot of these platforms.” 14:46
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    54 mins
  • E9: The Science of Pornography | Guest Clay Olsen

    E9: The Science of Pornography | Guest Clay Olsen
    May 30 2023
    In this episode Inger had the pleasure of speaking with the Co-Founder of Fight the New Drug, a nonprofit organization that exists to provide individuals the opportunity to make an informed decision regarding pornography by raising awareness on its harmful effects using only science, facts, and personal accounts. While in college, Clay founded Fight the New Drug with a few like-minded friends and since then, it has grown into a worldwide movement. He helps lead the Fight the New Drug team in reaching youth and creating resources to equip and educate in this movement for love.

    How Fight the New Drug was started 0:31
    How to prep for when your child sees pornography 14:07
    Giving consequences and continuing to talk about this issue 24:56
    When it’s hard to know what to say and resources 30:03
    Pornography rewires the brain 38:19
    Protecting our girls and kids 43:22
    Trying to start the conversation 50:16

    “First you want to listen. You wanna talk to your child and understand where they are, where they’re coming from, and understand maybe their perceptions that maybe are misguided that you could help correct as you become educated.” 21:30

    fightthenewdrug.org
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    1 hr and 4 mins