It is with great pleasure that I announce the release of my ninth book, Cybertraps for Expecting Moms & Dads. The book is available now as a Kindle download; it will be available in paperback in about two weeks. Set out below is the press release for the book. Contact: Frederick Lane Brooklyn, New York…
I am honored to have been invited to participate in a panel discussion this week in Washington, D.C. on the importance of improving education about social media in our schools. Set out below is the press release for the event. Event Registration Please join us for an important event calling on high schools to educate…
Earlier today, I had the pleasure of participating [via Skype] in a provocative and informative forum entitled “The Impact of Social Media on Vulnerable Youth.” The forum was organized by Andrea B. Goetz, the Assistant Commissioner for the Office of Clinical Practice, Policy & Support. Kelly Wallace, CNN Editor-at-Large and Reporter on Family, Life, and…
On Thursday, May 26, Good Morning America aired the latest segment in a series that it has been doing on teens and technology. Entitled “What Your Kids Don’t Want You to Know: Teens Exploited Via Technology,” the piece “examines how some teens are coerced or blackmailed into sending explicit pictures or video to a predator.”…
[This blog post originally appeared on the Community Matters blog. I co-authored it with Dr. Glenn Lipson, a clinical and forensic psychologist based in San Diego, CA.] In a remarkably short time, social media has become the leading method by which teens connect, communicate, and share interests. It is crucially important for families and educators…
2016-02-23 Little Swipers from Frederick Lane A 2-hour presentation on toddler tech use delivered at the 2016 Alaska Society for Technology in Education annual conference in Anchorage, AK on February 23, 2016. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or professional development program for your organization on this topic, please contact me for information…
2016-02-16 Cybertraps for the Young: Four Questions for Parents from Frederick Lane A 60-minute presentation delivered to the community of Cordova, Alaska on February 16, 2016. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or professional development program for your organization on this topic, please contact me for information regarding my rates and availability.
Senior picture days are a well-established right of passage in American high schools. They are a great opportunity for students to demonstrate school spirit, to capture memories to be laughed over at reunions decades hence, and generally to celebrate the impending transition from childhood to quasi-independent adulthood. The photo at the top of this post,…
It gives me pleasure to announce that Anonymous Alerts, a leader in the mobile reporting sector for school technology, has asked me to join its advisory board. I look forward to assisting this innovative company with its efforts to improve school and student safety. You can read the company’s press release by clicking here. The…
The town of Fair Lawn, in northeastern New Jersey, lies just under 5,700 miles from Jerusalem, the capital city of Israel. The two communities have widely-differing histories: the former is a bedroom community created by the New Jersey Legislature just 92 years ago, in 1924, while the latter is one of the oldest cities in…
