Digital Smarts - Guidelines for Helping Special Needs Teens Enjoy a Life Online
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NPR’s All Tech Considered recently featured a set of guidelines for helping special needs teens stay safe online. Most of the ideas are the same for any family who has teens, but Kortney Peagramm, a psychologist working to reduce cyberbullying in Chicago, stresses a few points that are particularly important. These include discussion, monitoring and educating parents about the apps and sites their teens are using, and watching the teens’ circle of friends for warning signs of bullies.