A Mother's Warning: The Choking Challenge (with Annie McGrath)
Griffin, 13, passed away from the viral choking challenge. What do parents need to know to protect their kids?
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Nicki Reisberg
Aug 2
Big Tech Gut Check (week of July 29, 2024)
Weekly update for parents on social media and Big Tech.
Nicki Reisberg
Jul 29
A Father's Warning: Sextortion and our Teens (with Brian Montgomery)
A hardworking and well-loved teenager falls victim to a sextortion scheme and takes his life. This is what parents need to know.
Nicki Reisberg
Jul 26
Big Tech Gut Check (week of July 22, 2024)
A super quick, weekly update on all things social media and Big Tech.
Nicki Reisberg
Jul 22
A Mother's Warning: Sites That Kill (with Katherine Nugent)
A brilliant 15-year-old girl dies by suicide after potentially accessing a dangerous website which promotes self-harm.
Nicki Reisberg
Jul 19
Big Tech Gut Check (week of July 15, 2024)
A weekly update for parents on all things social media and big tech.
Nicki Reisberg
Jul 18
Teachers Talk (with Ronna Glickman)
The real deal on what's happening with screens at school, how tech is affecting students' learning and teachers' jobs.
Nicki Reisberg
Jul 15
Monitoring Your Child's Device (with Karl Stillner)
Should we be monitoring our children's devices, and do they deserve a level or privacy? Tech entrepreneur Karl Stillner weighs in.
Nicki Reisberg
Jul 12
Big Tech Gut Check (week of July 8, 2024)
Parent's weekly update on social media and Big Tech
Nicki Reisberg
Jul 8
A Mother's Warning About Online Harms (with Deb Schmill)
Becca Schmill experienced a severe trauma at just 15 years old which led to addiction, online harms and her death by fentanyl poisoning.
Nicki Reisberg
Jul 6
Snapchat is a Scam: Here's the Proof (with Laura Marquez-Garrett)
A look behind the candy-coated veil of Snapchat to reveal a deep, dark underbelly.
Nicki Reisberg
Jul 5
Big Tech Gut Check (week of July 1, 2024)
This week's updates on social media and big tech.
Nicki Reisberg
Jun 28
Big Tech Gut Check (week of June 24, 2024)
A quick weekly update on all things social media and Big Tech.
Nicki Reisberg
Jun 24
The Deadly Speed Challenge (with Meg Stuhmer)
Social media-fueled algorithms are fueling dangerous decisions by children
Nicki Reisberg
Jun 21
Big Tech Gut Check (week of June 17, 2024)
Weekly update for parents on social media and Big Tech.
Nicki Reisberg
Jun 20
The Corporate Takeover of Childhood (with Dr. Susan Linn)
The harmful effects of marketing to children
Nicki Reisberg
Jun 18
Snapchat Fuels Teen Opioid Epidemic (with Paul Solotaroff of Rolling Stone)
Rolling Stone has implicated Snapchat in fueling a teen opioid crisis.
Nicki Reisberg
Jun 17
Protecting Kids From Fentanyl (with Chris Didier)
Lessons Chris learned through losing his son Zach at 17.
Nicki Reisberg
Jun 15
A Safer Web (with Frank McCourt)
A safer web is possible, thanks to the work of Frank McCourt and Project Liberty.
Nicki Reisberg
Jun 14
Big Tech Gut Check (week of June 10, 2024)
Weekly update on all things social media and Big Tech