Related News: The Problem With Teens and Instagram

Posted on March 3, 2015 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. Yahoo! Parenting published an article titled The Problem With Teens and Instagram.

Fran Walfish, PsyD, a Los Angles based child psychologist and author of The Self-Aware Parent, says parents should be wary of using age as a way to measure whether their kid is ready for a social media account. “First, the child needs to demonstrate that they’re responsible by respecting curfews, following bedtimes, and family rules and values,” Walfish tells Yahoo Parenting. “One son may be ready at 12-years-old, but his brother might not be ready till he’s 16. Independence needs to be earned, not given.”

Source: Yahoo! Parenting

Related News: Semmes man charged with having sex with 2 Baldwin County minor girls he met on Facebook

Posted on November 19, 2014 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. AL.com published an article titled Semmes man charged with having sex with 2 Baldwin County minor girls he met on Facebook.

A 23-year-old Semmes man who used Facebook to meet at least two Baldwin County teens now faces two counts of second-degree rape, according to police.

Ryan Joseph Gray was arrested Tuesday after officials at a Daphne school alerted police to improper material found on a 13-year-old student’s school-issued MacBook laptop, according to Cpl. Jason Vannoy.

Source: AL.com

Related News: Teen ‘like’ and ‘FOMO’ anxiety

Posted on October 21, 2014 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. CNN published an article titled Teen ‘like’ and ‘FOMO’ anxiety.

Ask any teen whether he or she suffers from social media anxiety, and the answer will probably be no.

That’s what happened when six teens and adolescents — five from New York and one from Los Angeles — got together recently for a unique weeklong workshop at the offices of SheKnows.com, a leading women’s lifestyle media platform.

The teens didn’t think that Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat, their go-to social networks, added much extra anxiety to their lives. But then the conversation turned to the importance of likes and the fear of missing out, also known by the acronym FOMO.

Source: CNN

Related News: Substitute teacher pleads not guilty to sex with 3 young Mobile teens

Posted on April 18, 2014 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. AL.com published an article titled Substitute teacher pleads not guilty to sex with 3 young Mobile teens.

The woman accused of sexually abusing three young boys while working as a substitute teacher for the Mobile County Public Schools System pleaded not guilty on Tuesday.

Kristina McMillan Kelly, 41, was not in court for the arraignment. Her attorney, Shane Taylor, entered the plea on her behalf.

Source: AL.com

Related News: Florida ‘bullying death’ charges dropped

Posted on December 6, 2013 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. BBC News published an article titled Florida ‘bullying death’ charges dropped.

Stalking charges have been dropped against two teenage girls in connection with the alleged bullying of another Florida girl who took her own life.

The two girls, aged 12 and 14, are said to have hounded Rebecca Sedwick online for a year.

A lawyer for the 12-year-old has demanded an apology from Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd for the arrest.

But Sheriff Judd said he did not have any regrets and that the girls will now receive “the services they need”.

“Our goal is that these kids never bully anyone again, never torment anyone again,” he said.
‘Troubled young girl’

The girls were arrested a month after Rebecca, 12, jumped to her death from a tower at an abandoned concrete plant on 9 September.

Source: BBC News

Related News: Prattville, Montgomery police see increase in ‘sexting’ among teenagers

Posted on August 21, 2013 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. The Montgomery Advertiser published an article titled Prattville, Montgomery police see increase in ‘sexting’ among teenagers.

About once every two weeks, Sgt. Geary Graves of the Prattville Police Department handles a sexting-related issue involving teenagers.

Graves, who works in computer forensics, said it has risen from the about one case every three or four months that they had only a few years ago.

Source: Montgomery Advertiser

Related News: Where Teens Go Instead of Facebook (and Why You Should Too)

Posted on June 26, 2013 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. Yahoo! News published an article titled Where Teens Go Instead of Facebook (and Why You Should Too).

Remember a few years back, when teenagers left MySpace in droves for this new thing called Facebook? Grown-ups soon followed suit (not that they were ever much on MySpace), and joined Facebook by the hundreds of millions – which made it far less cool for their kids. So where on the Web are teens going now, and what can you learn from them?

A recent study from the Pew Internet & American Life Project found that 94% of American teens still have a Facebook account, but they’re using it less, and using it more carefully. More than half have tightened down their privacy settings and regularly delete or edit previous posts.

Source: Yahoo! News

Related News: Three Virginia teens face child porn charges in “sexting” trial

Posted on April 22, 2013 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. Ars Technica published an article titled Three Virginia teens face child porn charges in “sexting” trial.

On Thursday, three northern Virginia teen boys will head to trial to face child pornography charges stemming from sexting-style videos made on their cellphones. If found guilty, each faces up to 20 years in prison and the sex offender label.

Fairfax County Commonwealth’s attorney Ray Morrogh told the Washington Post that there needs to be a balance in these situations between labeling teens with sex charges and considering the impact on victims of the distributed image.

Source: Ars Technica

Related News: When bullying goes high-tech

Posted on February 28, 2013 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. CNN published an article titled When bullying goes high-tech.

As many as 25% of teenagers have experienced cyberbullying at some point, said Justin W. Patchin, who studies the phenomenon at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. He and colleagues have conducted formal surveys of 15,000 middle and high school students throughout the United States, and found that about 10% of teens have been victims of cyberbullying in the last 30 days.

Online bullying has a lot in common with bullying in school: Both behaviors include harassment, humiliation, teasing and aggression, Patchin said. Cyberbullying presents unique challenges in the sense that the perpetrator can attempt to be anonymous, and attacks can happen at any time of day or night.

Source: CNN

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