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Deadly Online Challenges Part 2 of 2 – Mel Robbins Show – Feb 2020 – Blue Whale Challenge, Choking Challenge

Continuation of Part 1 of 2 Steps parents can take to keep their children safer online. Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube

Managing a Child’s Device Part 2 of 2 – New Day Cleveland

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* Discussion on limiting app usage. * Music.ly (now called TikTok) * Live-streaming * Live.ly * Houseparty

Managing a Child’s Device – Part 1 of 2 – New Day Cleveland

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Part 1 of 2: Discussing managing your child's interaction with devices. * Family contract, setting limits * Saying 'no' to your children * Parental complicity

Mass shootings and Internet – Security Brief TV

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Appearance on (the now cancelled) day-time talk show Security Brief TV - focused on mass shootings. This segment is focused on how social media and web use may play a part of the lives of both shooter and victim. Specifically mentioned:…

How to protect children from online predators : WKYC – Live on Lakeside

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Yik Yak: What parents need to know to keep their children safe- Al Jazeera America Reports

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Big Mama's House Podcast - podcast for teens covering mental health of teens, tech issues and teens, teens and anxiety, digital parenting tips for for parents, Internet Safety speaker for schools, Jesse Weinberger Internet Safety Speaker for schools

Internet Safety Resources & Downloads

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The Basics Parenting is hard. Be kind to yourself. Here's the bad news - Sexual predators, online scam artists, traffickers are equal-opportunity. It makes no difference where you live, how much money you have, which schools your…

Internet Safety & Digital Parenting : Your kids want you to say ‘no’ – to them AND to yourself. I have proof.

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Warning: This post is unconscionably long, but whatever. It takes what it takes, right? If you’re a TL:DR kinda person and the thought of consuming this many words gives you the shakes - don't worry. Here’s all you need to know: Your…

MEN: Laptop heat might be impacting, well, your heat (spoiler: sperm hate high temperatures)

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If you're under 60 years old, chances are that you use your laptop or tablet in bed or on a couch resting on your lap - hence the "lap" in laptop. You may even have noticed a humming or whirring sound coming from your laptop as its internal…

Back to School – Digital Parenting Tips

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If “Ecstatic Anticipation” were a perfume, it would be made up of equal parts: autumn leaves and school bus exhaust. Parents everywhere would wistfully dab a bit behind each ear in mid-July as their children stared aimlessly at a glowing…

Where we’ve been and what’s coming next

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Here it is, August AGAIN and here comes a new school year AGAIN. Is it just me, or can life feel like a never ending viewing of Groundhog Day? (I’ve got you babe…) Personally, my work and speaking schedule follows the typical school calendar.…

Internet Safety Tips for Children & Teens: Review on ooVoo and Flinch App – Um yeah, NO

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Very often, I get questions from fans which I attempt to answer as quickly as they arrive. One of the page followers asked for more information on ooVoo...what follows is my response to Marie (thanks Marie for the great question). In…

Interesting Stuff

Jesse “Big Mama” Weinberger is an Internet Safety Speaker for schools, the host of Big Mama’s House Podcast – a podcast for teens (and the people who love them).

Jesse is also the author of The Boogeyman Exists: And He’s In Your Child’s Back Pocket; a guide for parents and educators on how to keep children safe in a 24-7 always connected digital society.

Jesse Weinberger is available for internet safety presentations all over the United States – especially internet safety presentations for schools, parents, and organizations.

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Big Mama’s House Podcast

** Big Mama’s House Podcast – a podcast for teens is written and hosted by Jesse Weinberger (Internet Safety Speaker for Schools)

This podcast for teens covers true crime (tech based), social media issues, the latest mental health discoveries, as well as topics exploring the immense amounts of pressure impacting teens. Expect to laugh along with the host and guest co-hosts while learning something new.

Big Mama’s House Podcast – a podcast for teens is also the perfect resource for parents, schools, and anyone who cares about teenagers.