Mental Health Mondays - Protect, Connect, Communicate with Your Kids Sandi Sprenger

Mental Health Mondays
  Protect, Connect, Communicate with Your Kids

                  Sandi Sprenger
           Lt. Leslie Weidenhammer
          Collier County Sheriff’s Office

What Were You Thinking!?!
Understanding the Teenage
          Brain

 There’s no way to bypass
 the knuckle-head choices
 teenagers make, BUT you
  can make it through the
  teenage years much less
frazzled if you understand
   WHY they’re doing the
      things they do!

T.M.I.
         TOO MUCH INFORMATION

Haylee

T.M.I.                                                               Sports outfits tell
                                                                       that they may go to
                                                                       practice after
                                                                       school.

“Honor student”, tells
where your child goes
to school.

                                                                            Small, non-guard
                                                                            dog

Parking pass-tells
where you live.
                         Dad is away a lot.   Tells the names of all
                                              the family members

AIRDROP and setting your phone so only your
    contacts can airdrop you pictures etc.

Settings     General    Airdrop     Contacts Only

Just for your information.
   Did you know about
        CLONES?

Help children use cell phones safely
• Establish rules for when they are allowed to use their cell phone, what websites
  they can visit, and what apps they can download. CONTRACT
• Review cell phone records for any unknown numbers and late night phone calls and
  texts. ****

• Remind your children that anything they send from their phones can be easily
  forwarded and shared.
• Teach your child never to reveal cell phone numbers or passwords online.

• Talk to your child about the possible consequences of sending sexually explicit or
  provocative images or text messages. (Disable MMS capabilities).
• When shopping for a cell phone for your child, research the security settings that
  are available. PARENTAL CONTROLS (internet/router at home, cell phone settings)
• A good starting point: no screens at meals and no screens overnight in
  bedrooms.

• 95% of teens report they have a smartphone or access to one.

Short
                           Allows you to send out short text messages to
Messaging                  other mobile phone users. Limited to 160
Service                    characters.

                                                        Multimedia
 A technologically advanced form of SMS. Not
 only send texts but images and short video’s.
                                                        Messaging
 Unlimited characters.                                  Service

How to disable the MMS capability
              Settings

               Scroll down
              to Messages

              Scroll down
                  to
                 MMS
              Messaging

App Store

                                                      Calculator%
                        Secret Folder & Photo                       Drop Box
                                Video
Vault‐Keep Private Photos
       and Videos

  GPS TRACKER                            GPS Phone Tracker (FREE)
                                                track any phone

Child Identity Theft
  Children make a tempting target for identity thieves because theft of a child's identity
  may go undetected for years.

  After their child is born, most parents apply for a Social Security number, which is all
  that's required to open most credit accounts. It could be years until a child applies for
  credit in his or her own name. This makes it easy for identity theft to go undetected for
  years and create serious consequences.

  It’s also a good idea to check your child’s credit report close to his or her 16th birthday. If
  there has been any fraud, you will have time to correct it before your child applies for a
  job or loan or needs to rent an apartment.

  Florida has laws permitting parents to place a freeze or flag on a dependents credit file.
  Equifax and Trans Union will allow a freeze for a fee. Experian will only if a “file” exists
  and state law mandates it.

3 Credit Reporting Companies
Equifax 1‐800‐525‐6285‐‐Experian 1‐888‐397‐3742—Trans Union childidtheft@transunion.com

Resources
Social Networking Safety- FaceBook Only
Open forum, keep families safe in the world of social networking.

Common Sense Media – www.commonsense.org
Rate, educate, and advocate for kids, families, and schools.

Family Online Safety Institute – www.fosi.org
Works to make the online world safer for kids and their families.

CyberWise – www.cyberwise.org
Helping families use digital media safely and wise.

Cyber Safety Cop – www.cybersafetycop.com
Current cyber bullying and internet safety trends.

Cyber Sensible, LLC – www.cyber-sensible.com
Digital Citizenship Workshops, helping families manage tech use with online safety tips.

Questions

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