Snapchat Archives

Snapchat Guide For Parents

Posted on May 9, 2016
by Aimee

NOTE: This post referred to previous versions of Snapchat. Is your teen on Snapchat? Are you on Snapchat to keep up with your kids? (That is what happened to us.) We proclaimed last year that this newest, super hip social media app was off limits for…

Family Tech Tips With AT&T’s Smart Limits

Posted on September 10, 2015
by Aimee

Disclosure: I was compensated for this post by AT&T but all words and opinions are mine. Our son Dex is about to turn 13, so we continue to slowly expand his freedoms on the phone. In the beginning, we had really strict policies about who…

Online Safety Tips for Kids (And Their Parents!)

Posted on June 10, 2015
by Aimee

This blog is a decade old. Seeing as my son is almost 13, he is has grown up online - at least in these archives. It has been an interesting learning experience for him, and us, as he's grown. I used his real name when…

Still Won’t Allow Our Tween To Use SnapChat… For Now

Posted on February 2, 2015
by Aimee

I hated Snapchat from the moment it was released. As someone who has a decade-old blog, the idea of sending quick photos that disappear made no sense to me, other than for sexting or bullying people. I tried it, didn't like it, deleted it. With…