“During my addiction, I hated, truly hated, going out with family during my ‘World of Warcraft (WoW) time.’ I never organized anything with my friends, I sulked about having to work during the weekends, I…
“Online interactions not rated by the ESRB.” Perhaps you’ve seen this notice on video games, but have you ever stopped to ponder what it actually means? After all, a game is a game, isn’t it?…
This article is published in Table Talk, a new series on the Covenant Eyes blog. These news highlights are designed as conversation starters on Internet safety for you and your children. It’s the first state…
Do violent video games make violent kids? It’s a common and important question, and one that was on the forefront of many parent advocacy groups and gamers alike at the end of June, when the…
When it comes to new product releases, few companies get as much press and as much response as Google. Just think: three weeks after a limited release of their new social network Google+, the online…
How Advertising Influences Children, and What You Can Do About It You’ve no doubt seen the kid in the grocery store, throwing a temper tantrum because his parents wouldn’t buy him the new toy or…
What would you do if you discovered your 15-year-old daughter was in a relationship with a man 30 years her senior? Late one night in 2002, after investigating an extremely large cellphone bill, full of…
Constructing an Online Identity Conventional wisdom tells us people pretend to be other than who they are online. The stereotype of a sexual predator, for instance, is an adult male masquerading as an adolescent in…
