What do you do when you find out your kids may have gotten into trouble online and they didn’t tell you? It’s important to understand why kids keep things from their parents to answer this question. This week, Layne is discussing common scenarios which can lead kids to get into online trouble. Group chats, inappropriate content, social media. Watch now to get what you need to know in 7 minutes. Thorn’s Youth Perspectives on Online Safety: https://www.thorn.org/research/librar... For further assistance, try the Parent Center AI tool: https://chat.parentcenter.org/ Donate $7/month to become a member of the 7-Minute Club! As a member, you'll get early access to episodes, hear our full conversations with experts, and even get weekly text updates from the Parent Center. Join now at https://parentcenter.org/7minuteclub

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of sexual violence. Listener discretion is advised. This week, a former Cornell student spoke out about how she was raped by 7 of her peers. Here's why it's important to talk to your kids about boundaries and consent and how to do it. Even if they're really young, there's ways to approach this topic with 5-6-year-olds without getting into the details. Watch now to learn more.National Sexual Assault Hotline: https://rainn.org/help-and-healing/hotline/Parent Center AI tool: https://parentcenter.org/Donate $7/month to become a member of the 7-Minute Club! As a member, you'll get early access to episodes, hear our full conversations with experts, and even get weekly text updates from the Parent Center. Join now at https://parentcenter.org/7minuteclub

Parents, have you heard of the messaging app Discord? It’s a popular messaging and voice chat application that many teens use to communicate while playing video games. But beware. Because Discord is a private messaging platform, it is ripe for grooming and sexual exploitation. Listen or watch now to get everything you need to know about Discord in 7 minutes.

Dirty Dozen List webpage on Discord: https://endsexualexploitation.org/discord/

Use the Parent Center AI tool to Help Manage Discord: https://parentcenter.org/

Donate $7/month to become a member of the 7-Minute Club! As a member, you'll get early access to episodes, hear our full conversations with experts, and even get weekly text updates from the Parent Center. Join now at https://parentcenter.org/7minuteclub