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Three smiling children sit close together on a couch, looking at a laptop screen and appearing to enjoy what they see. One child is pointing at the screen, and all seem engaged and happy.

Kids Are Sharing Too Much Online

As Rancho Santa Margarita Police Services’ Child Safety Deputy, I teach an Internet Safety class to the middle and high

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Three Christmas tree ornaments shaped like smartphones and a tablet hang on a green Christmas tree decorated with colorful lights. The devices display home screens with app icons.

So you want to get your kid a new iPad or iPhone for Christmas? (Part 2)

Enable parental controls. You can find parental controls on iOS devices in Settings > General > Restrictions. Here, you can

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Three Christmas tree ornaments shaped like smartphones and a tablet hang on a green Christmas tree decorated with colorful lights. The devices display home screens with app icons.

So you want to get your kid a new iPad or iPhone for Christmas? (Part 1)

An iPhone or iPad is an amazing gift. The entertainment and educational opportunities are nearly endless, but it also opens

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A teenage girl in a green hoodie looks upset while using her phone. In the blurred background, three other girls stand together, also looking at their phones.

Study finds most kids are victims of cyberbullying and parents never knew.

A team of researchers from several universities including Cornell conducted surveys with parents and their children to find out about

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A sad yellow emoji is surrounded by several pixelated computer cursor icons pointing toward it on a red background, symbolizing online bullying or harassment.

New Anti-Bullying law in California for 2014.

Starting January 2014, AB 256 will change the Educational Code and allow schools to discipline students for cyberbullying, even when

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Two young women sitting on a couch, looking at a smartphone together. One woman is holding the phone while the other leans in, both appearing engaged and interested in what they see.

Deputy’s role places him in teens’ corner to help

Deputy Clay Cranford is the Orange County Sheriff’s first Child Safety Deputy. At Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate School on Thursday

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