Derek E. Baird, M.Ed.

Social Networking Privacy Tips for Parents

TRUSTe, provider of the leading privacy trustmark, has announced the results of a survey of parents and their teenagers on social networking behaviors – the first national social networking privacy survey to be conducted on both...

Cartoon Network Launches 'Stop Bullying: Speak Up' Campaign

Last week the Cartoon Network announced further details of its multi-platform Bullying Prevention Campaign at the National Bullying Prevention Summit in Washington, DC. Speaking to an audience comprised of government ...

Report: Millennials Savvy About Online Reputation Management & Privacy

Privacy is not a dead letter for consumers on the Internet, even young adults. Rather than simply give up control over all personal data, many Web users have become educated about how much information is available about them o...

Digital Parenting Resources: Teens, Social Networking & Cyberbullying

One of the things I enjoy most about my work is having the opportunity to talk with parents, educators and brands to dispel some of the myths or fears around kids' use of social media. No matter the audience, my message is pretty co...

Weekly Wrap: Parenting Backlash, Twitter Christmas, Google & OpenID, BBC BullyProof, Africa & Web 2.0, Xbox Live Gets Social, Virgin Mobile, Homeless Teens & Lady GaGa

Backlash Against Helicopter Parents: The insanity crept up on us slowly; we just wanted what was best for our kids. We were so obsessed with our kids' success that parenting turned into a form of product development. Parents demanded t...

Weekly Wrap: Glee Sweepstakes, Twitter & Teens (Again), Avatars for Kids, Virtual World Advertising, Jenna Bush on 'Today' & More!

Twitter Doesn't Care About the 'Teens Don't Twitter' Talk: Says Twitter co-founder Biz Stone: "There have been studies which have indicated that our audience skews a little older, but I think that everything is changing so quickly that i...

mtvU AP Poll: Generation Stress

According to a survey conducted by the Associated Press and mtvU, young people are experiencing stress at a high rate, and females more than males. The AP-MTV poll was conducted by Knowledge Networks Inc. from April 16 to 23, and i...