Toni Birdsong
Author, McAfee Consumer
Toni Birdsong began her career as a reporter in Los Angeles and later became a writer for Walt Disney Imagineering. Her passion for digital safety started 10 years ago as a way to gain the survival skills she needed to parent her own connected teenagers. Her goal with each post is to give busy parents the insight they need raise wiser, more compassionate digital kids. When she’s not writing (her first love), you can find Toni hiking, watching TikTok, or trying not to break an important body part at CrossFit.
Articles by Author
Family Safety
Could Your Social Media History Come Back to Bite You?
Could your social media history come back to haunt you someday? You bet. It happens every day and not just...Sep 18, 2024 | 4 MIN READ
Family Safety
How to Get Kids Focused on Their Online Privacy
Kids engage online far differently than adults. Between group chats, social apps, and keeping up with digital...Jun 20, 2024 | 3 MIN READ
Family Safety
Sextortion: What Your Kids Need to Know
Sextortion that targets children online is a growing threat to families. Here are ways to talk about...Jun 18, 2024 | 3 MIN READ
Internet Security
Digital Strategies to Safeguard Your Child from Upsetting and Violent Content Online
Amidst the recent heartbreaking events in the Middle East, parents now face the challenge of protecting children...Oct 23, 2023 | 5 MIN READ
Family Safety
Parent’s Guide: 8 Ways to Help Your Teen Combat Distracted Driving
Read this statement, then read it again: Just five distracted seconds at 55 mph is equivalent to...Jun 21, 2023 | 4 MIN READ
Family Safety
Instagram Safety for Kids: Protecting Privacy and Avoiding Risks
Every social network offers both fun and risk to kids, but Instagram’s photo and video-driven platform makes...May 22, 2023 | 6 MIN READ
Privacy & Identity Protection
How Senior Adults Can Safeguard Their Privacy
As a senior adult in a hyper-connected world, keeping your privacy safeguarded isn’t easy but it is...May 09, 2023 | 5 MIN READ
Privacy & Identity Protection
How To Stop Clickbait
It all feels so harmless. Who isn’t even alittle curious which celebrity is their look-a-like or what...Feb 17, 2023 | 4 MIN READ
Family Safety
Deadly Digital Dares: The Blackout Challenge on TikTok
At least eight children have died allegedly because of the blackout challenge on TikTok which encourages people...Sep 16, 2022 | 4 MIN READ
Family Safety
Kicking Off a New School Year with New Online Habits
It’s a new school year and an excellent time for you and your family to work together...Sep 06, 2022 | 4 MIN READ
Family Safety
Back-to-School: Balancing Social Media & Mental Health
Every new school year brings challenges but none as critical as the mental health challenges our kids...Sep 02, 2022 | 4 MIN READ
Family Safety
8 Signs It May Be Time for Parental Controls
Parental controls are tools that allow parents to set controls on their children’s internet use. Controls include...Aug 24, 2022 | 4 MIN READ